MULTI-PLATINUM ROCK ICON, MIKE McCREADY OF PEARL JAM DEBUTS TITLE TRACK SONG + VIDEO “FAREWELL TO SEASONS” OFF ROCK OPERA COMPANION TO Z2 GRAPHIC ALBUM

Seattle, WA (November 13, 2026) – Mike McCready, guitarist for Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, and Mad Season, has released “Farewell To Seasons,” the title track from his upcoming “lost” rock opera, alongside a companion animated music video directed by Cyrus Entezam (System of a Down, Slipknot). The song is the first release from Mike McCready’s Farewell to Seasons, featuring 11 new songs written and recorded as an artifact by “David Williams,” the fictional lead character in McCready’s accompanying graphic novel. Set for release on December 1, the project will be available in deluxe editions that pair the graphic novel with a vinyl pressing, bringing Williams’ story and music to life.

Developed over the last 20 years, McCready’s story captures the drive and tight sense of community that forged the powerful backbone of the Seattle music scene of the 1980s, as their world changed forever with the explosion of grunge in the ‘90s. Farewell to Seasons unflinchingly shows the brutal cost it had for so many artists and musicians as it captures the lived experience of that seminal era. The glory and the heartbreak as it asks the unanswerable question… was it worth it?

McCready previously shared, “I’m incredibly excited for my new graphic novel with Z2, Farewell to Seasons. It’s a story I’ve been developing for many years, inspired by the creativity, community, and chaos of the Seattle music scene. I’ve had a great time bringing this project to life with Z2, and I hope people enjoy the journey as much as I did creating it.”

Mike McCready’s Farewell to Seasons track listing:

Side A:

Overture

Queen of The Seasons

Sleeping in the Park

Jon Alexander Intro

Count the Stars

Rock Rules

Side B:

Just like Your Hero’s

Farewell to Seasons

Shut the Voices

Benevolent Tragedy

They Say

When asked about FAREWELL TO SEASONS,Z2’s Editor in Chief, Rantz A. Hoseley said “Having been in the heart of the NW music scene as a journalist in the 1990s, I’ve wanted for years to work on a project that would reflect what it was actually like for the musicians and the fans when ‘the world came to Seattle.’ I can say, without any hyperbole or exaggeration, that I feel like my entire creative life has led to me being involved with this book, and I feel so blessed to be a part of bringing Mike’s beautiful and poignant story to the world.”

This graphic novel and rock opera will be released as a slip-cased oversized 12” x 12” Deluxe Edition, as well as a regular sized 9” x 9” standard edition. All editions of Mike McCready’s Farewell to Seasons are available to order exclusively at Z2’swebsite and a standard-sized edition will be available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, as well as other independent book stores, retailers and fine comic shops worldwide on December 1.