Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Robbie Fulks has announced his new studio project, and 17th solo album, titled Now Then, to be released September 5, 2025, on Compass Records. Fulks takes the opportunity to look at “the past with wonder, amusement, and anger” on the new album. The song “Workin’ No More Blues” is out now.
Fulks continues his “exploration of different sounds, concepts, and genres on the new album,” with songs that span Folk, Power Pop, Jazz, and old-time Country.
His first complete collection of songs written since moving to Los Angeles in 2019, the album features contributions from a cast of musicians including Jazz violinist Jenny Scheinman, keyboardist Wayne Horvitz (John Zorn, Bill Frisell), drummers Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello) and Jay Bellerose (Robert Plant, Alison Krauss), bassist Paul Bryan (Aimee Mann, Jeff Parker), guitarists Duke Levine (Bonnie Raitt, Peter Wolf) and Kevin Barry (Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash), and accordionist Pepe Carlos (La Santa Cecilia).
The album’s single “Workin’ No More Blues” is a “new folk reflection on a world that demands greater conformity by the day.”
Fulks explains:
Something distressing happened to me and I wrote ‘Workin’ No More Blues’ fast in the immediate heat.
Fulks offers a glimpse into the making of the album in a conversation with his good friend, the actor, comedian, songwriter, and musician Michael McKean, streaming now on YouTube.
Now Then is the follow-up to Fulks’s 2023 Compass debut, Bluegrass Vacation.
Fulks will be on tour in support of Now Then throughout the Fall, kicking off on September 9 at New York City’s The Loft at City Winery, then traversing the US with a final special matinee performance at Seattle’s Tractor Tavern on November 22.
ROBBIE FULKS ON TOUR 2025
SEPTEMBER
5 – Grand Rapids, MI – DeVos Performance Hall^
6 – Appleton, WI – Fox Cities Performing Arts Center ^
9 – New York, NY – The Loft at City Winery
10 – Cambridge, MA – Passim
11 – Wayne, PA – 118 North
12 – State College, PA – The State Theatre
13 – Columbia, MD – The Cooper’s House of Oakland Mills
14 – Vienna, VA – Jammin’ Java
19 – Yucca Valley, CA – Mojave Gold
20 – Tehachapi, CA – Fiddler’s Crossing
OCTOBER
5 – Evanston, IL – SPACE ~
11 – Nashville, TN – CMA Theater +
14 – Buffalo, NY – Sportsmens Tavern
15 – Cleveland, OH – Music Box
16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Crafthouse Stage & Grill
17 – Lake Orion, MI – 20 Front Street
18 – Columbus, OH – Natalie’s Grandview
21 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre
22 – Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic
23 – Nashville, TN – City Winery
24 – Louisville, KY – The Monarch
25 – Newport, KY – The Southgate House Revival
26 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School of Folk Music
NOVEMBER
6 & 7 – Opelousas, LA – The Whirlybird *
8 – Houston, TX – McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
9 – Fort Worth, TX – Tulips
12 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
13 – Mill Valley, CA – Sweetwater Music Hall
14 – Fort Bragg, CA – Fort Bragg Town Hall
15 – Arcata, CA – Arcata Playhouse
16 – Folsom, CA – Scarlet’s Saloon
18 – Eugene, OR – Tsunami Books
19 – Baker City, OR – Churchill School
20 – Prosser, WA – Brewminatti
21 – Portland, OR – Polaris Hall
22 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
^ Steve Martin & Martin Short, with Alison Brown and Fair Weather Friends
+ You Got Gold: Celebrating the Life & Songs of John Prine
~ Old No. 1 at 50: Celebrating the Spirit of Guy Clark
* Waco Brothers’ “Wacos at the Whirly”
