The followup to their 2012 release The Whippoorwill, Holding All the Roses was produced by Brendan O'Brien (The Black Crowes, Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen).

Singer-songwriter Charlie Starr said Holding All the Roses defines who the band is. "I think that this record does a really good job of conveying what we do and what we're about," Starr said. "People who enjoyed the ride of The Whippoorwill and the way those songs flowed, these are more up and down."