Grain Thief Releasing ‘House of the Dog’ via Plow Man Records

Plow Man Records is very pleased to announce that House of the Dog, the new full-length recording from Grain Thief, will be released on August 1st, 2025. The record is a testament to perseverance, friendship, and the simple perfection found between friends, acoustic instruments, and a microphone.

Patrick Mulroy (guitar, vocals), Zach Meyer (mandolin, vocals), Michael Harmon (bass, vocals), Tom Farrell (resonator guitar), and Alex Barstow (fiddle) have worn the chrome off their frets doing it the hard way. The Boston quintet Grain Thief have released a series of critically acclaimed records that blur the lines between country music and bluegrass, while building a national audience off the strength of their live performances.

They’ve honed their skill as songwriters and musicians and deepened their bond as musical brothers through prior releases Animal (EP, 2015), Stardust Lodge (2018), Gasoline (2020), Something Sour, Something Sweet (2021), and the live record Ain’t Hungover Yet (2022) exploring the boundaries of Americana while showcasing the group’s core as a roots string band.

Thematically, House of the Dog continues the Grain Thief tradition–that is, the country and bluegrass tradition–of sharing deep musings on the human experience by wrapping them in tales of the everyday.

At the end of the day, perhaps that’s the secret to the magic woven into the melodies of House of the Dog. Like all forms of music that trace their roots back to the oral tradition, it is deeply sincere, stripped of artifice, and delivered with an emotional directness that resonates deeply. Grounded in tradition, yet decisively contemporary, and presented with extraordinary musicianship and earnest intention, House of the Dog is destined to take its rightful place in the canon of American music.