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Hold On by Alabama Shakes
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Artist Biography For Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes Is An American Rock Band Formed In Athens Alabama United States In 2009. The Group Consists Of Lead Singer Brittany Howard Guitarist Heath Fogg Bassist Zac Cockrell And Drummer Steve Johnson. Here Is Some Background Information On Alabama Shakes From The Hold On Songfacts The R&B-Inspired Rock Band Alabama Shakes Originated When Lead Singer/guitarist Brittany Howard Approached Bassist Zac Cockrell During A High School Psychology Class In Athens Alabama And The Pair Began Meeting After School To Write Songs. Howard And Cockrell Then Approached Punk-Rock Drummer Steve Johnson Who Was Working At A Local Music Store To Join The Band. The Trio Recorded Some Of Their Songs In A Studio In Decatur Alabama And Subsequently Recruited Guitarist Heath Fogg On His Return To Athens From College In Tuscaloosa. Originally Christened "The Shakes " The Band Later Renamed Themselves The Alabama Shakes In Order To Differentiate Themselves From Other Bands With Their Original Name. The Alabama Foursome Gained Widespread Media Attention After Releasing A Self-Titled Four-Song EP In September 2011 And Rough Trade Records In The United Kingdom And ATO Records In The United States Signed Them Two Months Later. Hold On Was Released As The First Single From Their Debut Album Boys & Girls .
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Hold On
Alabama-Shakes - Boys & Girls
"Hold On" Is A Song By American Rock Band Alabama Shakes. The Track Was First Released On February 6 2012 In The United Kingdom As The Lead Single From The Studio Album Boys & Girls 2012 . Music Video
A Music Video To Accompany The Release Of "Hold On" Was First Released On YouTube On 30 March 2012. In This Video The Song Was Performed Live In A Studio. As Of June 2020 The Video Has Over 39 Million Views. Reception
"Hold On" Received Critical Acclaim From Music Critics. Rolling Stone Named It The Best Song Of 2012. It Was Also Voted The 11th Best Single Of 2012 By The Village Voice's 40th Annual Pazz & Jop Poll. NPR Named "Hold On" The Fifth Best Song By A Woman Or Non-Binary Artist In The 21st Century Saying Of The Song "Despite Her Ability To Quickly Transition From A Sultry Croon À La Janis Joplin To A Bellowing Often Disembodied Howl It's The Lyrical Wisdom That Masks Howard's Young Age And Makes This Song Special. "Hold On" Is Not Just A Mantra Offering The Encouragement Needed To Get Through Life's Rough Patches It's A Timeless Song That Wouldn't Work Without Howard's Ability To Interweave A Myriad Of Emotions With Raw Honesty"
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Biography - Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes Is An American Rock Band Formed In Athens Alabama United States In 2009. The Group Consists Of Lead Singer Brittany Howard Guitarist Heath Fogg Bassist Zac Cockrell And Drummer Steve Johnson. Here Is Some Background Information On Alabama Shakes From The Hold On Songfacts The R&B-Inspired Rock Band Alabama Shakes Originated When Lead Singer/guitarist Brittany Howard Approached Bassist Zac Cockrell During A High School Psychology Class In Athens Alabama And The Pair Began Meeting After School To Write Songs. Howard And Cockrell Then Approached Punk-Rock Drummer Steve Johnson Who Was Working At A Local Music Store To Join The Band. The Trio Recorded Some Of Their Songs In A Studio In Decatur Alabama And Subsequently Recruited Guitarist Heath Fogg On His Return To Athens From College In Tuscaloosa. Originally Christened "The Shakes " The Band Later Renamed Themselves The Alabama Shakes In Order To Differentiate Themselves From Other Bands With Their Original Name. The Alabama Foursome Gained Widespread Media Attention After Releasing A Self-Titled Four-Song EP In September 2011 And Rough Trade Records In The United Kingdom And ATO Records In The United States Signed Them Two Months Later. Hold On Was Released As The First Single From Their Debut Album Boys & Girls .
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"Hold On" is a song by American rock band Alabama Shakes. The track was first released on February 6, 2012 in the United Kingdom as the lead single from the studio album Boys & Girls (2012).
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Hold On" was first released on YouTube on 30 March 2012. In this video, the song was performed live in a studio. As of June 2020, the video has over 39 million views.
Reception
"Hold On" received critical acclaim from music critics. Rolling Stone named it the best song of 2012. It was also voted the 11th best single of 2012 by The Village Voice's 40th annual Pazz & Jop poll.
NPR named "Hold On" the fifth best song by a woman or non-binary artist in the 21st century, saying of the song:
"Despite her ability to quickly transition from a sultry croon à la Janis Joplin to a bellowing, often disembodied howl, it's the lyrical wisdom that masks Howard's young age and makes this song special. "Hold On" is not just a mantra offering the encouragement needed to get through life's rough patches; it's a timeless song that wouldn't work without Howard's ability to interweave a myriad of emotions with raw honesty" Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.