Despite releasing the excellent Planet (i) earlier this year, Squirrel Flower is set to release a new EP next month. Planet consists of self-recorded demos of songs that didn't make it to the album, songs that were recorded for the album but left off, and a Bjork cover. Upon listening to "ruby at dawn," these songs are hardly leftovers. It may be a little stripped down compared to Planet (i), but this new song has everything we love from Squirrel Flower. It's a beautiful and haunting song with roots in indie rock, folk, and pop. It's one of Squirrel Flower's songs that puts Ella Williams' vocals out front, for good reason. Williams is particularly captivating on "ruby at dawn" with her voice just building throughout the song.
You can listen to "ruby at dawn" below. Planet is due out January 28 on Polyvinyl. You can pre-order/pre-save the EP here. For more on Squirrel Flower, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the song.
Thu. Feb. 3 - Urbana, IL @ Rose Bowl Tavern % Fri. Feb. 4 - Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe % Sat. Feb. 5 - Hamtramck, MI @ The Sanctuary % Sun. Feb. 6 - Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s 20 Lanes % Mon. Feb. 7 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe % Wed. Feb. 9 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge % Thu. Feb. 10 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair % Fri. Feb. 11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right & Sat. Feb. 12 - Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA & Mon. Feb. 14 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd & Wed. Feb. 16 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle - Back Room & Thu. Feb. 17 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Purgatory) & Fri. Feb. 18 - Nashville, TN @ The High Watt & Sat. Feb. 19 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar & Sun. Feb. 20 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern & Wed. March 2 - St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill Duck Room @ Thu. March 3 - Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge @ Fri. March 4 - Dallas, TX @ Ruins @ Sat. March 5 - Austin, TX @ Meanwhile Brewing @ Mon. March 7- Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress @ Tue. March 8 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar @ Wed. March 9 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo @ Thu. March 10 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop @ Sat. March 12 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall @ Sun. March 13 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza @ Tue. March 15 - Boise, ID @ The Shredder @ Thu. March 17 - Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge @ Sat. March 19 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb @ Sun. March 20 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry @ Sun. April 17 - Glasgow, UK @ Nice N Sleazy Mon. April 18 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club Wed. April 20 - Manchester, UK @ The White Hotel Thu. April 21 - London, UK @ Lafayette Sat. April 23 - Bristol, UK @ The Louisiana Sun. April 24 - Brighton, UK @ The Green Door Store Tue. April 26 - Cologne, DE @ Blue Shell Wed. April 27 - Luxembourg, LU @ Rotondes Thu. April 28 - Hamburg, DE @ Molotow Skybar Fri. April 29 - Berlin, DE @ Badehaus Sun. May 1 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso (Small Hall) Tue. May 3 - Zürich, CH @ Bogen F Wed. May 4 - Paris, FR @ Hasard Ludique Thu. May 5 - Gent, BE @ Charlatan % w/ Mia Joy & w/ Christelle Bofale @ w/ Tenci $ w/ Maria BC
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