British blues-rock artist Joanne Shaw Taylor returns today with “The Girl That You Loved Before,” the latest single from her forthcoming studio album The Trouble With Love, due Friday October 23rd via Journeyman Records. Released alongside a cinematic new official music video, the song finds Joanne looking back on a past relationship through the distance of time, exploring the nostalgia, unanswered questions, and lingering connection between two people who intimately once knew each other.
Moving with an easy, infectious pulse, “The Girl That You Loved Before” pairs Joanne’s expressive vocal performance with a melody that carries an underlying sense of longing. That warmth contrasts with the uncertainty at the heart of the lyrics, building toward a fiery guitar solo that gives the song’s bottled-up emotion somewhere to finally break free.
“This song came from looking back at past relationships and realising how much we change over time,” Joanne shares. “It’s about being remembered for who you were, not necessarily who you are now. I wrote it to explore that nostalgia, that longing, and the bittersweet ache it brings.”
Those feelings come into sharp focus through the song’s central question: “Who am I if I’m just a girl you loved before?” Elsewhere, Joanne wonders how two people who were once deeply connected could eventually become strangers, capturing the disorienting experience of looking back at a relationship and trying to understand where that former version of yourself fits into the person you have become.
The accompanying official video gives the song an appropriately cinematic setting, moving between Joanne performing the track and solitary moments in a dimly lit bar. The imagery complements the song’s reflective mood, creating the feeling of being caught between the present and memories that continue to surface long after a relationship has ended.
“The Girl That You Loved Before” offers another window into The Trouble With Love, Joanne’s highly anticipated studio album produced by Kevin Shirley. Across the record, Joanne dives headfirst into the beautiful chaos of the human heart, blending blues, rock, soul, and Americana while exploring the many forms love takes in our lives: the reckless kind that sweeps you off your feet, the quiet kind that steadies you, the kind that breaks you open, and the kind that puts you back together.
The new single follows a series of releases that have gradually revealed the album’s emotional range. “The Trouble With Love,” featuring Joe Bonamassa, captured the intoxicating push and pull of romance, while “What Good Is My Love?” featuring Orianthi confronted the pain of love that isn’t returned. “Hell Or High Water” delivered a defiant blues-gospel message of resilience, “This Is Who I Am” explored acceptance and self-worth, “Tired Of Being Right” examined the difficult decision to finally leave a relationship behind, and “Bad Boy” ventured into the thrilling and destructive pull of intense, complicated love. With “The Girl That You Loved Before,” Joanne turns her attention toward what remains after love is gone: memory, nostalgia, and the versions of ourselves we leave behind in other people’s lives.
Produced by Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, The Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Joe Bonamassa), The Trouble With Love continues the artistic evolution that has defined Joanne’s recent work. Rather than approaching love from a single perspective, the album moves through longing, heartbreak, desire, resilience, acceptance, and renewal, pairing some of Joanne’s most personal songwriting with the formidable guitar playing that has made her one of contemporary blues-rock’s most acclaimed artists.
The release comes as Joanne continues a busy year on the road, with U.S. dates continuing through September before the October 23rd release of The Trouble With Love. She will then launch an extensive Fall U.S. tour beginning October 28th in Albuquerque, with dates across the Southwest, Mountain West, Pacific Northwest, and California. Select shows will feature Bywater Call, followed by a run with Robert Jon & The Wreck. Known for her commanding stage presence, fiery guitar work, and emotionally immersive performances, Joanne continues to bring together new material from The Trouble With Love with fan favorites from across her acclaimed catalogue.
For more info and to purchase tickets, visit http://joanneshawtaylor.com/tour
2026 U.S. Tour Dates
August 19 – Lexington, MA – Cary Hall
August 20 – Norfolk, CT – Infinity Music Hall Norfolk
August 21 – Buffalo, NY – Electric City
August 22 – Interlochen, MI – Interlochen Center for the Arts
September 10 – Paw Paw, MI – Warner Vineyards
September 11 – Dayton, OH – Levitt Pavilion Dayton
September 12 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
2026 Fall U.S. Tour
October 28 – Albuquerque, NM – KiMo Theatre *
October 29 – Flagstaff, AZ – Orpheum Theater *
October 30 – Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theatre *
November 1 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre *
November 3 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater *
November 5 – Colorado Springs, CO – Phil Long Music Hall *
November 6 – Ft Collins, CO – Aggie Theatre*
November 7 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater *
November 9 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room **
November 10 – Boise, ID – The Egyptian Theatre **
November 12 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory **
November 13 – Tacoma, WA – Rialto Theater **
November 15 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater **
November 17 – Grass Valley, CA – The Center for the Arts **
November 19 – Napa, CA – Uptown Theatre Napa **
November 20 – Bakersfield, CA – World Records **
November 21 – Monterey, CA – Golden State Theatre **
* with Bywater Call
** with Robert Jon & The Wreck
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