[Cover photo credit to Skylar Watkins]

Singer/songwriter David Shaw has shared a personal new single, “Take A Look Inside,” via his own Yokoko Records. The track is a “meditation on past traumas and a beacon of love, hope, and positivity going forward.” It is accompanied by an animated music video, directed by Texas-based graphic and motion designer Andrew Knives.

David Shaw comments:

I went out to my studio, and this idea came to me. I made the beginning riff followed by the beat, bassline, and the chords. I wrote the lyrics, and it was done. It started with one of those meditation experiments to just sit down. It’s a snapshot of where I’m at in my life at this time.

Produced by Shaw at Esplanade Studios in his adopted home base of New Orleans, LA, “Take A Look Inside” follows “Alabama.” The latter is Shaw’s response to the ongoing battle against women’s reproductive rights, as well as this spring’s Alabama Supreme Court ruling that embryos created during IVF fertility treatments should be considered children.

Known as the frontman for The Revivalists, Shaw will be playing a series of headline dates coming up. The “Take A Look Inside Tour” begins October 31 at New Orleans, LA’s historic Tipitina’s and then travels through late November. Support on select dates comes from Crowe Boys (October 31-November 13) and Leah Belvins (November 15-25).

Shaw is also slated for solo appearances at Austin, TX’s Austin City Limits Music Festival on Sunday, October 4 and Sunday, October 13. In addition, The Revivalists have a wide range of festival dates and headline shows slated through mid-October.

DAVID SHAW – TOUR 2024

OCTOBER

4 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival *

13 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival *

31 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s †

NOVEMBER

1 – Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen †

2 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse †

5 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle †

6 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East †

8 – Columbus OH – A&R Music Bar †

9 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue †

12 – St. Louis, MO – Old Rock House †

13 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar †

15 – Denver, CO – Summit ^

16 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up ^

19 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater ^

20 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile ^

22 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent ^

24 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom ^

25 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up ^

* Festival Appearance

† w/ Special Guests Crowe Boys

^ w/ Special Guest Leah Belvins