First Single “Fare Thee Well” Arrives Today
For two decades, Rose’s Pawn Shop have blazed a singular path through the evolving landscape of American roots music. Today, the Los Angeles-based band announces their fifth studio album, American Seams, due out in early 2026 after signing a deal with Copaco/Blue Élan Records. The first single, “Fare Thee Well,” dropping today, offers fans an early glimpse of the band’s most raw and reflective work to date.
American Seams was produced by Grammy-nominated Eric Corne and tracked live over four days at Love Street Sound, the Los Angeles studio owned by The Doors’ Robby Krieger. The album captures the sound of a band at full strength — a tight-knit group honed by years of touring, powered by camaraderie and a fearless dedication to craft. The result is a wide-reaching, emotionally charged collection of songs that blends fiddle-driven folk with gritty rock, rootsy country, and cinematic storytelling.
“Fare Thee Well,” the album’s first single, finds the band returning to its early roots of fiddle-driven, up-tempo, bluegrass-inspired Americana-rock. “The song is about long-lost friends and how fate can drive two people who were once young and close down wildly different life paths — one to love and glory and another to a dark demise,” says frontman Paul Givant. “It ends with a wish that, despite different fates, somewhere across the vast spiritual unknowns of the universe, ‘may we meet again.’” Anchored by warm harmonies, haunting fiddle lines, and a chorus that lingers long after the final note, the track sets the emotional tone for an album that looks backward and forward at once.
With contributions from guitarist Zachary Ross, upright bassist Stephen Andrews (Givant’s longest-running bandmate and partner in side project The Contraptionists), fiddle player Jesse Olema, and two powerhouse drummers — Grammy winner Deacon Marrquin and the hard-hitting, heavy-grooving Matt Lesser — American Seams is a snapshot of a band firing on all cylinders, whittled into razor-sharp shape by years on the road. Each member brings their own unique flavor to the project, reinforcing the album’s rich musical patchwork.
While American Seams draws upon the early sounds that launched Rose’s Pawn Shop — bluegrass, Americana, rock— it also reflects the hard-won maturity of a band that’s weathered industry changes, lineup shifts, and the passage of time. “Many elements of American Seams harken back to earlier Rose’s Pawn Shop, but we still found new territory to broaden our sound,” says Andrews. “We were tapping into some ‘70s blues/country vibes, and that opened the door for new instrumentation like baritone guitar and electric bass.”
The album’s title speaks volumes. “Our music is a patchwork of American styles,” says Givant. “We have country, rock, bluegrass, and folk — all sorts of American musical influences, and they all go into the Rose's Pawn Shop sound. We liked that visual, which is why we named the record American Seams.”
With two decades under their belts, Rose’s Pawn Shop have proven themselves to be one of roots music’s most enduring and exciting bands — road-tested, sonically fearless, and deeply committed to telling stories that matter. American Seams is both a reflection and a reawakening: an album that captures where they’ve been, who they’ve become, and where they’re headed next.