AMERICAN SEAMS

For two decades, Rose's Pawn Shop have evolved their version of modern-day American
roots music. It's an anthemic sound that's taken the group from their hometown of Los
Angeles - where frontman Paul Givant formed the band as a bluegrass-inspired act, making
room for punky tempos and fiddle solos - to venues across the country, where their sound
grew to encompass 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, 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."
Produced by Grammy nominee Eric Corne, American Seams was tracked at Love Street
Sound, the L.A. recording studio owned by Robby Krieger of The Doors. "It was important to
me that the musicians played together in real time, capturing their performances
simultaneously," Corne says. "I really wanted to showcase the chemistry and camaraderie of
Rose's Pawn Shop as a great live band, which they are. Even as we added additional
instrumentation, I never wanted to lose the voice of any band member in the arrangement
and mix." American Seams is a snapshot of a band firing on all cylinders, whittled into sharp
shape by their own touring schedule.