Joanne Shaw Taylor’s new single “Hell Or High Water” delivers a punchy statement on resilience and believing in\u2002yourself. The blues and gospel-tinged track reflects her emotional growth as an\u2002artist. Joanne will also be taking her new album on the road for a big 2026 tour of the UK, Europe and the\u2002U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a press release from Joanne Shaw Taylor’s management, her UK\/Europe tour will kick off on January 25th at the Queen’s Hall in Edinburg, with the US leg starting later, on March 18th at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, IL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new track “Hell or High Water”, released via Journeyman Records, finds Joanne channeling resilience, faith, and self\u2011belief into one of her most emotionally charged recordings to date. “H\u200bell Or High Water is a defiant, soul\u2011bearing Blues\/Gospel anthem about surviving the war inside your own head and refusing to give in,” Joanne shares. “It’s about resilience and self belief even in the hardest of times.”
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From its stark opening moments through its hypnotic rhythmic pulse, “Hell Or High Water” builds an atmosphere steeped in tension and release. Joanne’s raw, blues\u2011soaked vocal performance carries lyrics that wrestle openly with doubt, temptation, and perseverance. Lines like “Devil on my shoulder keeps whispering in my ear” and the repeated plea “Lord, don’t let me falter” frame the song as a deeply personal reckoning, grounded in honesty rather than polish. Yet even as it explores darker emotional terrain, the song is instantly catchy – anchored by handclaps, a rolling groove, and a hook that lingers long after the final chorus. Joanne’s searing guitar riffs cut through the track with clarity and conviction, and the solo – equal parts grit and grace – reminds listeners exactly why she’s considered one of today’s most formidable blues guitarists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Listen to “Hell or High Water”:<\/p>\n\n\n\n