“Who Do You Want Me to Be” asked singer/songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor on her 2009 debut, White Sugar. 11 studio albums and 17 years later she takes a more direct stance with “This Is Who I Am.” That tune is the lone cover from The Trouble with Love. The ten-song set further defines who she has become as a veteran roots artist who has gradually coalesced her approach and strengths. Taylor’s blues roots have always been on display, specifically through guitar solos like she and guest Joe Bonamassa ignite on the opening title track. For the following Bad Company-styled “Hell or High Water” she sings about her career with “I’m just a soul/trying to exist/All on my own/And I’ve given it my best.”
That’s just one of the truths expressed on…

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