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For two decades, Rose’s Pawn Shop have evolved their version of modern-day American roots music, an anthemic, bluegrass-inspired sound that encompasses the sweep of rock & roll, the sonics of folk music, and the storytelling of country.
With American Seams, the band’s fifth studio release, Rose’s Pawn Shop celebrate that wide-ranging sound. Recorded during a series of live-in-the-studio performances with producer Eric Corne, it’s a raw, reflective album about stepping into a new stage of life, reflecting upon all the lessons learned and mistakes made along the way. For Givant — a journeyman songwriter who’s weathered the twists and turns of the music industry, unwaveringly dedicating himself to a project that’s earned high marks from Rolling Stone (who called the band’s work “a blast of 21st century pickin’-party music”) and GQ (who praised their “knee-slapping bluegrass-y twang”) — it’s also a chance to look back while still moving forward. “I can see all the water under the bridge now,” he says. “There are some beautiful things and hard things to look back on, but they’ve all brought me to this point.”
“Our music is a patchwork of American styles,” Givant says. “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 their fusion of bluegrass instrumentation and folk-rock amplification, Rose's Pawn Shop have spent the better part of two decades carving out an Americana sound that's as diverse as the band's native Los Angeles. Their past releases offer a melting pot of modern-day roots music, shot through with electric guitar, fiddle, raw percussive stomp, and stacked vocal harmonies. Anchored by the sharp songwriting of frontman Paul Givant, it's a sound for campfires and car stereos, for front porches and dive bars, for the heart as well as the heartland.
With Punch-Drunk Life, Rose's Pawn Shop makes a long-awaited return after an eight-year absence from the recording studio. Things have evolved since the group's previous album, Gravity Well, earned high marks from Rolling Stone (who dubbed the record "a blast of 21st century pickin'-party music") and GQ (who praised the group's "knee-slapping bluegrass-y twang"). Bandmates have come and gone. Families have been built. Side projects have been launched. Meanwhile, Rose's Pawn Shop have continued to expand both their artistry and their audience, thanks to a dedicated touring schedule that's taken the band from the venues of Southern California to the fishing villages of Alaska to the mountain towns of the American Southwest.
An album about self-improvement, forward momentum, and hard-won optimism, Punch-Drunk Life might as well be the soundtrack to a world still regaining its footing after a series of crushing missteps. This is anthemic roots music, stocked with introspective songs that deliver universal messages of courage and conviction. Rose's Pawn Shop may be punch drunk — it's hard to avoid a few bruises while navigating the twists and turns of the ever-changing music industry, after all — but they've learned to hit back, too. They've toughened up, and with Punch-Drunk Life, they've delivered a knockout blow.
