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The Revivalists’ frontman David Shaw has released two more solo singles, titled “Heavy Soul” and “Shivers.” The two songs will appear on Shaw’s upcoming studio record, which is due out later in 2021.

Shaw previously released his debut solo singles back in Sept. of 2020; those were titled “Shaken” and “Promised Land.” For the new “Heavy Soul,” Shaw worked with producer Tim Pagnotta, while Jack Splash produced “Shivers.”

“I’m excited to finally get more of my solo music out into the universe,” Shaw said via press release. “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.”

“It’s about as real as you can get with this tune,” he said of “Shivers,” also via press release. “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.”

Check out our Oct. 2020 Q&A with Shaw here: David Shaw Explores the “Promised Land”

Listen to the new tracks here.