GRETA VAN FLEET announces new album 'Palace For The People', releases single 'Saw You Stand'
03-08-2026
Grammy Award-winning rock and roll band GRETA VAN FLEET has unveiled a new ballad, “Saw You Stand”, available now via Republic Records. The track is taken from GRETA VAN FLEET‘s upcoming album, “Palace For The People”, due on October 9.
Watch “Saw You Stand” below.
Following the explosive return of “Play Your Games”, “Saw You Stand” offers another glimpse into their latest body of work — defined by fearless songwriting, towering musicianship, and an ever-expanding creative vision. Equal parts intimate and cinematic, the track captures GRETA VAN FLEET at their most emotionally resonant while continuing to push the genre-bending boundaries of modern rock and roll.
Watch the previously released “Play Your Games” below.
“As much as it is a GRETA VAN FLEET record and a rock and roll record at its core, in its heart, it’s a very modern record,” GRETA VAN FLEET lead guitarist Jake Kiszka says.
Recorded in Tennessee in the spring of 2026, “Palace For The People” was co-produced by the band and Mike Elizondo (TURNSTILE, Eminem, Fiona Apple),and showcases a band more vibrant, cohesive and stronger than ever.
“We love each other just as much as ever, if not more, because we’ve got to spend quality time together off of the road,” GRETA VAN FLEET lead singer Josh Kiszka shares. “We’ve grown closer, and we have more to say and share than ever.”
Drummer Danny Wagner concludes: “The minute the four of us step into a room with the shared goal of creating, there is very little that can stop us.”
The album title “Palace For The People” was inspired from GRETA VAN FLEET‘s sold-out 2022 world tour where they headlined the venue — before going onto sell out Wembley Arena — they discovered the origin story of London’s prestigious Alexandra Palace, known colloquially as “Ally Pally. A friend explained that the elaborate grandeur of this Victorian-era “palace”, originally named “The Palace Of The People,” was created as a gathering place for the public. Unlike most lavish buildings of the time, this one wasn’t created for the Monarchs nor the wealthy aristocrats of the day, but for everyone to “escape and wonder,” a truly modern concept for the time. Fast forward to 2026, GRETA VAN FLEET began to wonder: what would a palace for the people mean today? And how do we get there?
“I can’t tell you how many people have come up to me and said ‘This is my best friend. We met through your music or at your show,'” explains GRETA VAN FLEET bassist/keyboardist Sam Kiszka, “and we realized, the music is our palace!”
GRETA VAN FLEET is:
Josh Kiszka – Vocals
Jake Kiszka – Guitar
Sam Kiszka – Bass, Keys
Danny Wagner – Drums
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