
Review By Darren McIntyre
Joanne Shaw Taylor is a singer / Guitarist / songwriter from Wednesbury, West Midlands, UK who has been bringing her infectious brand of Americana / Blues since 2002. Joanne was discovered by Dave Stewart(Eurythmics Fame) at aged just 16, Joanne has won Best Female Vocalist @ British Blues Awards 2010, 2011 & Songwriter Of The Year. Joanne has given us White Sugar in 2009, Diamonds In The Dirt in 2010, Almost Always Never in 2012, Songs From The Road in 2013, The Dirty Truth in 2014, Wild in 2016, Reckless Heart in 2019, Reckless Blues EP in 2020, The Blues Album in 2021, Blues From The Heart Live in 2022, Nobody’s Fool in 2022, Sweet Little Lies in 2023 and will release her new album Heavy Soul on June 7th. Joanne has already given us the fantastic singles Devil In Me, All The Things I Said and Who’s Gonna Love Me Now. Joanne brings us her new album Black & Gold on the 6th June and she is giving us her colossal new single Grayer Shade Of Blue which I will be reviewing for you today.
Grayer Shade Of Blue – The track begins with a sweet piano intro as the acoustic strumming really sets the tone as this country / blues track grabs a hold of as as we get ready to groove. Joanne’s gravelly vocals lead the way as this toe tapping track just opens as we feel the beat take us to another place with the cool punchy beat that is coming from a catchy rhythm section that is bringing us solid snare drum punches that really command the room as we take it all in. The whole arrangement is just grabbing our attention as the soulful vocals direct the flow of the track as a slick bluesy guitar lick flows effortlessly through the track as a sweet nice fiddle arrangement just takes the track to somewhere new, the beat is a real bluesy, country groove that just delivers with ease as Joanne lets her vocals tell their own story.
Joanne Shaw Taylor –
Joanne Shaw Taylor – Vocals / Acoustic Guitar
Track Listing –
Grayer Shade Of Blue
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