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“If you’re not blown away, I’ll give you your money back.” When Kevin Shirley, producer of ‘Wild’, made that bold statement prior to the record’s release, it immediately smacked of a brazen PR soundbite. He always talks a good game, but this superlative fifth effort from British guitar heroine Joanne Shaw Taylor packs enough musical TNT to make his words feel more prophetic than an example of shameless marketing spin. We’ve always known Taylor would be a major player in the niche world of fiery blues-rock, but ‘Wild’ delivers enough crossover appeal to entice the kind of massive audiences you-know-who now commands on a regular basis. And, as for Shirley, it’s safe to say no one who encounters this album will be demanding recompense from him any time soon.
