Joanne Shaw Taylor channels the pull of a destructive romance on Bad Boy
Joanne Shaw Taylor has released Bad Boy, a sharp-edged new blues-rock single from her forthcoming album The Trouble With Love, due on 23 October via Journeyman Records.
Built around Taylor’s guitar work and a vocal that moves from bruised frustration to clear-eyed resolve, Bad Boy traces the emotional whiplash of a relationship that is difficult to leave behind. Its narrator refuses to remain the fool, turning a toxic romance into a statement of independence.
Taylor says: “Sometimes love is thrilling and destructive at the same time. I wrote this song about those intense, complicated relationships.”
The single arrives with a lyric video, while the album is available to pre-order through Taylor’s official channels below.
Pre-order The Trouble With Love
A record shaped by love in all its forms
The Trouble With Love was produced by Kevin Shirley, whose previous work includes recordings with Led Zeppelin, The Black Crowes, Aerosmith and Joe Bonamassa. The record moves through blues-rock, soul, Americana and classic rock while examining relationships from their combustible beginnings to their eventual aftermath.
Bad Boy follows the title track, which features Joe Bonamassa, as well as What Good Is My Love? featuring Orianthi, Hell Or High Water, This Is Who I Am and Tired Of Being Right.
The full track listing for The Trouble With Love is below.
- The Trouble With Love feat. Joe Bonamassa
- Hell Or High Water
- This Is Who I Am
- Tired Of Being Right
- Bad Boy
- What Good Is My Love? feat. Orianthi
- The Girl That You Loved Before
- Never Gonna Please ‘Em All
- You And Me (Rachel’s Song)
- Death Wish
US dates continue through the summer and autumn
Taylor is on the road across the United States throughout summer 2026, before a further autumn run with Bywater Call and Robert Jon & The Wreck. Tickets and further tour information are available via her official website.
- 22 July – Milwaukee, WI – The Argo
- 24 July – Prairie du Chien, WI – Prairie Dog Blues Festival
- 25 July – Fargo, ND – Fargo Blues Festival
- 26 July – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
- 30 July – Minneapolis, MN – The Parkway Theater
- 31 July – Sioux Falls, SD – Levitt Shell Sioux Falls
- 2 August – Bremerton, WA – Kitsap Rock & Blues Festival
- 14 August – Portland, ME – Aura
- 15 August – Salisbury, MA – Blue Ocean Music Hall
- 16 August – Laconia, NH – Colonial Theatre
- 19 August – Lexington, MA – Cary Hall
- 20 August – Norfolk, CT – Infinity Music Hall Norfolk
- 21 August – Buffalo, NY – Electric City
- 22 August – Interlochen, MI – Interlochen Center for the Arts
- 10 September – Paw Paw, MI – Warner Vineyards
- 11 September – Dayton, OH – Levitt Pavilion Dayton
- 12 September – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
- 28 October – Albuquerque, NM – KiMo Theatre – with Bywater Call
- 29 October – Flagstaff, AZ – Orpheum Theater – with Bywater Call
- 30 October – Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theatre – with Bywater Call
- 1 November – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre – with Bywater Call
- 3 November – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater – with Bywater Call
- 5 November – Colorado Springs, CO – Phil Long Music Hall – with Bywater Call
- 6 November – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theatre – with Bywater Call
- 7 November – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater – with Bywater Call
- 9 November – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room – with Robert Jon & The Wreck
- 10 November – Boise, ID – The Egyptian Theatre – with Robert Jon & The Wreck
- 12 November – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory – with Robert Jon & The Wreck
- 13 November – Tacoma, WA – Rialto Theater – with Robert Jon & The Wreck
- 15 November – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater – with Robert Jon & The Wreck
- 17 November – Grass Valley, CA – The Center for the Arts – with Robert Jon & The Wreck
- 19 November – Napa, CA – Uptown Theatre Napa – with Robert Jon & The Wreck
- 20 November – Bakersfield, CA – World Records – with Robert Jon & The Wreck
- 21 November – Monterey, CA – Golden State Theatre – with Robert Jon & The Wreck
