Alabama Shakes - NM which features a tiny bison

which features a tiny bison

Making mother nature an animal would preserve her purity I felt

This phenomenon

A lot of the themes in it relate to being a teen… I wanted it look like high school felt

This particular venue is near my house and I knew that it has the unique distinction of being set in the country on the banks of the Guadalupe River

Alabama Shakes - NM which features a tiny bisonThe art itself is meant to be an allusion to the Great Owl in The Secret of Nimh (1982). The idea is to draw a parallel between Brittany's intensely extraordinary stage presence and the wisdom and mystery of the owl. It is an animated character that has stayed with me over the years and felt oddly appropriate (to me) when trying to capture the band's singular stage show. I've also been experimenting with under printing a lot on recent prints and