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of Soul Station and the strutting hooks of Standing To Fall, to the failed relationship achingly depicted on You Should Stay, I Should Go and the title track’s refrain of “You crash, you burn/you live, you learn”. She’d never sounded more open and honest. “I’ve loved every album I’ve made for many different reasons,” refects Joanne. “But I’m so proud of these songs. It’s the perfect and truest example of who I am as an artist to date.”If you only know Joanne Shaw Taylor as the songwriter and studio magician, then it’s time you heard Songs from the Road. Released November 2013 on Ruf Records, it’s a candid snapshot from the road that makes your front room feel like the front row. “That night was just really good fun,” she refects. “And I think that translates on the album.”In May 2014, Joanne reunited with her White Sugar album producer Jim Gaines, and recorded her new studio album in Memphis. That album entitled The Dirty Truth was a return to Joanne’s original sound, mixing rock riffs with blues infuences. The album was released in the UK in September 2014 on Joanne’s own independent boutique label Axehouse Records to critical acclaim across the world, and became her biggest selling album to date. September 2016 sees Joanne release Wild, the Nashville-recorded album that sees her musical style evolve ever so slightly under the helm of legendary producer Kevin Shirley. Joanne is a bona fde star with famous fans across the guitar world including Joe Bonamassa, Tedeschi Trucks, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Glenn Hughes and John Mayall to name but a few. This April, she will be heading out on tour with another iconic performer, Wilko Johnson as his special guest.95