Crown of Roses

Crown of Roses is the eleventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Patty Griffin. It was released on July 25, 2025, under Griffin's own imprint PGM with distribution handled by Thirty Tigers. The album was produced by Craig Ross.^[1]

Crown of Roses
Studio album by Patty Griffin
Released	July 25, 2025
Length	34:13
Label	PGM Thirty Tigers
Producer	Craig Ross
Patty Griffin chronology
Tape (2022) Crown of Roses (2025)

Background

Crown of Roses is Griffin's first studio album of newly recorded material since her 2019 eponymous album and first body of work overall since Tape (2022), a collection of previously unreleased home recordings and demos. The album's artwork consists of a photo of Griffin's late mother on the day of her wedding surrounded by pictures that symbolize Griffin and her late mother's childhoods.^[2]

Promotion

The album's lead single, "Back at the Start", was released simultaneously with the album's announcement on June 3, 2025.^[3] The second single, "Born in a Cage", was released on June 26, 2025.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Patty Griffin; "Born in Cage" written with Michael Longoria and David Pulkingham; "A Word" written with Pulkingham.

Crown of Roses track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Back at the Start"	4:57
2.	"Born in a Cage"	4:27
3.	"The End"	4:24
4.	"Long Time"	4:28
5.	"All the Way Home"	4:15
6.	"Way Up to the Sky"	3:19
7.	"I Know a Way"	4:48
8.	"A Word"	3:32
Total length:		34:13

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[5]

• Patty Griffin – lead vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (track 6)
• Craig Ross – production (all tracks), bass guitar (1–5, 7, 8)
• Pete Lyman – mastering
• Mike Poole – engineering
• Jim Vollentine – tracking
• Daniel Bacigalupi – engineering assistance
• David Pulkingham – electric guitar (1, 4), acoustic guitar (2, 5, 7, 8)
• Michael Longoria – drums (1, 2, 4, 5, 7)
• Jesse Ebaugh – double bass (2, 4, 5, 8)
• Jeremy Barnes – strings (2, 3, 5, 8)
• Heather Trost – violin (2, 5, 8), strings (3)
• Stephen Barber – arrangement (3)
• Cory Blais – cello (3)
• Karl Mitze – viola (3)
• Nick Montopoli – violin (3)
• Zach Matteson – violin (3)
• Robert Plant – background vocals (4)
• Thor Harris – percussion (4)
• Bukka Allen – organ (7)

Release history

Release dates and formats for Crown of Roses

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	July 25, 2025	CD digital download streaming vinyl LP	PGM Thirty Tigers	[6]