Brittany Howard is the guitarist and lead singer of the four-time Grammy-winning band Alabama Shakes. This month, she’s releasing her first solo album, called Jaime. In this episode, Brittany breaks down the song “Stay High,” which was the album’s first single. She started working on it while staying at a house in Topanga Canyon, near LA.

You can buy or stream “Stay High” here. Watch the official music video below.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.

Illustration by Carlos Lerma.

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Topanga Canyon
Shawn Everett – Engineer
Nate Smith – Drummer
Zac Cockrell – Bass
Celesta
Robert Glasper