Lawrence Rothman Releases "Stable," Sets Tour Kicking Off Sept 23 in St. Louis

Acclaimed singer-songwriter and producer Lawrence Rothman today unveils a new song, 'Stable,' via KRO Records. The track is the latest release from Rothman's upcoming album, Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust, out September 25 via KRO Records.

'Stable' explores Rothman's recent path to sobriety, framing recovery as a middle ground between collapse and healing—a never-ending process of daily, ritualistic survival. Rothman shares: ''Stable' is about what happens after survival...when your personal chaos finally goes quiet, and you're left learning how to live without it. I spent so much of my life mistaking instability for movement, and intensity for being alive. This song is about realizing that peace can feel terrifying when you've never really known it and slowly learning to trust the ground beneath you.'

The new track follows previously shared singles, 'Karmakaze,' 'A Word's A Weapon' and 'The Meaning,' the first three releases off Rothman's forthcoming album, Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust.

In support of the new album, Rothman will embark on a run of shows with dates across North America. Kicking off September 23 in St. Louis, MO, the tour will include stops in Chicago, Nashville, New Orleans and more. See below for full tour routing and visit lawrencerothman.com for more information.

Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust is Rothman's fifth studio album and their most revealing work to date. Marking a full embrace of the Americana tradition, the album was written and recorded in Biarritz, France, and Nashville, Tennessee. Produced and mixed entirely by Rothman, the album features contributions from Katie Pruitt, Amanda Shires, Jillian Jacqueline and others. It explores addiction, recovery, grief, identity, anxiety, lost love and the relentless act of surviving long enough to reinvent yourself. Grounded in the enduring tradition of Americana, it refuses to be confined to a single genre. Looking forward rather than backward, it pushes the form ahead through uncompromising songwriting, lyrical honesty, raw production and lived experience.

The new LP completes a trilogy that began with Good Morning, America (2021) and continued with The Plow That Broke the Plains (2024)—three albums conceived as a single, continuous body of work. The series was born out of the pandemic period, when a collaboration with Lucinda Williams pulled Rothman back to their roots in Nashville. The project represents Rothman's most cohesive creative statement to date.

Rothman is a singer-songwriter, producer and visual artist whose work has lived at the intersection of folk, rock, Americana and experimental pop for over two decades. Their acclaimed debut album, The Book of Law, established Rothman as one of alternative music's most singular voices. As a producer and collaborator, Rothman has worked with artists including Angel Olsen, Lucinda Williams, MUNA, Blondshell, Amanda Shires, Kim Gordon and Margo Price, helping shape records that transform personal vulnerability into powerful art, and drawing inspiration from those same artists in their own growth as a confessional songwriter.

Tracklist

1. The Meaning

2. A Word's A Weapon

3. Karmakaze (feat. Amanda Shires)

4. Stable

5. Deep Cut

6. A Fire Test (feat. Sarah Klang)

7. Here Lies Love

8. Demons

9. Worn Out Woman

10. Slow Rush

11. Nothing Like Shakespeare

12. Lost In Her Rock n' Roll

13. Sawdust To Stardust

Tour Dates

September 23—St. Louis, MO—Old Rock House

September 24—Chicago, IL—Judson & Moore

September 25—Urbana, IL—Pygmalion Festival

September 26—Newport, KY—Southgate House

September 27—Nashville, TN—Chief's on Broadway

September 29—Decatur, GA—Eddie's Attic

September 30—New Orleans, LA—Siberia

October 1—Little Rock, AR—White Water Tavern

October 2—Tulsa, OK—Mercury Lounge

October 21—Saugerties, NY—The Local

Photo Credit: Mary Rozzi

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