Alabama Shakes channel childhood nostalgia in “I Ain’t the Same,” the lead single from their forthcoming debut album, Boys and Girls. The Athens, Alabama, group recently sat down for a delicate yet soulful rendition of the song as part of the “At: Guitar Center with Nic Harcourt” podcast series, with the store’s wares figuring prominently in the background. As singer Brittany Howard belts, “I’m not who I used to be,” the lyrics take on a happily prophetic edge: the band just signed on to open for Jack White on a string of North American tour dates.
