Steve Louw – Traces Of The Flood
His fourth solo album release within five years – A ten-track sonic adventure
Steve Louw’s 2026 album, ‘Traces Of The Flood,’ is a ten-track sonic adventure where each track etches into your aural subconscious, delivering some of the South African singer songwriter and guitarist’s most confident work to date.
Released Friday 15 May 2026
After a 13-year hiatus from fronting the band, Big Sky, Steve Louw returned to recording with ‘Headlight Dreams,’ the first of what followed – 2022’s ‘Thunder & Rain,’ 2024’s ‘Between Time,’ and now his fourth solo album release within five years, ‘Traces Of The Flood.’
Having retained his collaboration with career-long friend and critically acclaimed producer Kevin Shirley (Joe Bonamassa, Black Country Communion, Beth Hart, Joanne Show Taylor), Traces of the Flood celebrates his rich contribution and commitment to Steve’s talent. The musicians that appear on the past four records, from Headlight Dreams to Traces of the Flood, are a band in every sense.
Regarding the players for this album, Steve spotted a kindred spirit he wanted to be a part of in realising Traces of the Flood’s true potential. “I’d seen Bob Britt play with Doug Lancio at a Dylan show in Memphis, and I wanted to have those two guitar players in the band for this record,” he says.
“Kevin liked the old RCA studio in Nashville, having worked there before with Joanne Shaw Taylor,” Steve adds. “It’s quite a funky space. It’s got a lovely vibe. It’s a big room, and all this gear, amps, you name it, are there, so the place has music in its walls.”
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