New Singles Out Now + NPR World Cafe Performance
Photo by Alysse Gafkjen
Today David releases two more singles, “Heavy Soul” and “Shivers”, from his upcoming studio album due out in 2021 on his very own Yokoko Records in partnership with C3 Records.
LISTEN to “Heavy Soul” and “Shivers”
The release is accompanied by a live session for NPR World Cafe recorded in Neal Francic’s parsonage in Chicago. Aired on the radio as well as online, the performance includes Shaw’s debut single “Shaken” as well as “Shivers” and an unreleased track “I’ll Be Your Man”.
LISTEN to the NPR World Cafe Performance
After teasing fans last fall with his first-ever solo music, platinum-selling singer, songwriter, musician, and producer David Shaw has returned with his new singles “Heavy Soul” and “Shivers,” the latest offerings from his forthcoming studio album due out later this year. “Heavy Soul” elevates Shaw’s signature sound, fusing classic guitar licks with an infectious riff as he sings about fighting for what you feel is right regardless of the consequences. Coupled with the stirring track is “Shivers,” which opens with tender piano reminiscent of an old music box before blooming into a warm melody. The song serves as a reminder that love can save us from the chaos around us. The new tracks follow Shaw’s rollicking lead single “Shaken,” an anthem about embracing your fears and insecurities and rising about them that quickly climbed Triple A Radio, and the soaring statement “Promised Land,” which addresses systemic injustice and inequality. With his new music, The Revivalists frontman and enigmatic talent follows the direction of his own internal compass as a solo artist, riling up his raw rock ‘n’ roll impulses as he opens up like never before as a lyricist, poet, and storyteller.
“I’m excited to finally get more of my solo music out into the universe,” Shaw shares. “This idea of ‘Heavy Soul’ was kicking around in my head for a while. I feel like that’s the kind of music I make. It’s soulful but in a rock and roll way. The riff was the first thing I played when I sat down, and I just had to make a song out of that. It grows from this haunting thing into something totally different by the end.”
Of the vulnerability in “Shivers,” he adds,
“It’s about as real as you can get with this tune. It’s magical, sweet, and tender and paints this picture that even with all the chaos that may surround us, we are immune to it all because of the love that we share. It’s funny because it speaks to a similar theme as The Revivalists’ ‘Wish I Knew You.’ That same sentiment about stealing back time crept back into ‘Shivers’ in a different way. I really think my girlfriend is my soulmate, and we were maybe even together in another life. We’re currently stealing back that time.”