#1 Billboard blues guitarist JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR has released long-awaited new music with an irresistible single titled “Sweet ‘Lil Lies“
We previously described Joanne’s luscious songstyle as “dark-damson and soft horsebrush” and her guitarwork as “Robert Crayish in character…”
The West Midlands, UK singer-songwriter debuted the exciting new single, available right now on all streaming services, almost a year after the publication of her previous album “Nobody’s Fool.”
The new number was produced by Kevin Shirley (Aerosmith, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, The Black Crowes) at the prestigious RCA Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee, with top musicians Rob McNelly (Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs, Buddy Guy) on guitar, Doug Lancio (John Hiatt, Bob Dylan) on rhythm guitar, Alison Prestwood (Blake Shelton, Olivia Newton-John, George Benson) on bass, Jimmy Wallace (Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Gavin DeGraw) on keys, and Anton Fig (David Letterman, Kiss, Joe Bonamassa) on drums & percussion.
gnawing, lingering anguish is expressed by a mournful & relentless guitar riff…
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The song, which was made available through Joe Bonamassa’s Journeyman Records, is a monument to Joanne’s unflagging innovation and creative genius.
Joanne is a prolific songwriter with a wealth of fresh content, and isn’t one to let traditional release methods slow her down. She has been able to collaborate with some of the finest music producers thanks to her relationship with Bonamassa’s Journeyman Records. This business partnership guarantees a steady stream of excellent singles, ensuring that her music gets to fans in the way she intends while cutting through the noise in the industry.
“[Sweet ‘Lil Lies] was the first song I wrote just for this new album,” Joanne recalls.
“I’d been messing around with the lead piano part and built the rest of the song around that melody. As soon as I had that main melody, ‘I got sweet little lies, all the time’ stuck in my head on a loop. It probably took me less than an hour to finish it; some songs work like that.”
The song digs deep, depicting the difficult decision to leave a loved one, after realising the inherent impermanence of their situation. In light of this, gnawing, lingering anguish is expressed by a mournful and relentless guitar riff, while a hazy but authenic sense of disengagement abides.
File alongside: Bonnie Raitt, Fleetwood Mac
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