Song · Alabama Shakes
“Sound & Color” by Alabama Shakes
From the album Sound & Color (2015)
“Sound & Color” by Alabama Shakes appears on 15 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 2015 and 2026. It was first released in 2015 on the album Sound & Color. Its best result is #20 on the Lightning 100 Top 100.1 Songs of 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #155 alternative song of 2016.
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"Sound & Color" is the title song of Alabama Shakes' second album, which ATO released on April 17, 2015. Brittany Howard wrote the words and sings them, the music is credited to her with Zac Cockrell, Heath Fogg and Steve Johnson, and the band produced it together with Blake Mills, with Shawn Everett engineering and mixing.
The instrument list alone says this is no garage stomp: Howard and Ben Tanner both play vibraphone, Tanner adds keyboards, and Rob Moose brings in strings, while Cockrell's bass, Fogg's guitar and Johnson's drums keep a gentle pulse underneath. Howard's voice floats high and wide-eyed over the top, less a shout than a daydream.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 102 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2015 | 104 |
| 2015 | 76 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2015 | 90 |
| 2016 | 20 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 100.1 Songs of 2016 | 101 |
| 2016 | 21 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2016 | 103 |
| 2016 | 67 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2016 | 107 |
| 2016 | 27 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2016 | 89 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 130 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2019 | 144 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2019 | 144 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2024 | 598 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2024 | 316 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
| 2025 | 259 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 88 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
| 2026 | 1010 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
| 2026 | 751 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
Also listed as: Sound and Color.
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