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【Great news for the antacid generation who waited 11 years! Alabama Shakes unleash "I Must Be Dreaming" and a soul-shaking full comeback】 Sipping cheap bourbon in the dead of night, I sometimes think about how nothing in this world is less reliable than a casual "wait a moment." An izakaya's "coming right up" means a 20-minute wait, and a fed-up lover's "I'll call you later" means a final goodbye. But when it comes to Alabama Shakes, the miracle band born in the southern state of Alabama, telling us to "hold on," you are legally permitted to cry tears of relief that you waited. After all, their new album "I Must Be Dreaming" is a full 11 years in the making since their last one. 11 years, man. 11 years ago, my receding hairline was still holding the front lines, and I didn't need to reach for antacids the morning after eating greasy ramen at midnight. Yet even with all that time passing, their flame of soul and blues hasn't gone out—it's returned as a raging inferno. ### Not a nostalgic high school reunion, but a serious "Chapter Two" …