It's pretty obvious we're enamored with the music of Squirrel Flower. Ella Williams' musical project has long been a favorite around here, and her style of indie folk meets indie rock is perfect for us. Her latest single, "Full Time Job," fits right into Squirrel Flowers' catalog, but this is decidedly a rock song. Once the guitars kick in, the song becomes much more neo-grunge than indie folk. It's an unexpected stylistic change, but one that makes perfect sense. "Full Time Job" rocks more than what we're used to from Williams while still sounding like a Squirrel Flower song.
You can watch the video for "Full Time Job" below. Tomorrow's Fire is due out October 13 on Polyvinyl, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Squirrel Flower, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.
Fri. July 21 - Lexington, KY @ The Burl * Wed. July 26 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway * Fri. Aug. 4 - Sun. Aug. 6 - Green Lake, WI @ Avrom Farm Party Thu. Oct. 19 - Detroit, MI @ Lager House $ Fri. Oct. 20 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern $# Sat. Oct. 21 - Toronto, ON @ Monarch Tavern $# Sun. Oct. 22 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Bottlerocket Social Hall $ Tue. Oct. 24 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall $^ Thu. Oct. 26 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom $ Fri. Oct. 27 - Philadelphia, PA @ Ukie Club $ Sat. Oct. 28 - Washington, DC @ DC 9 $^ Sat. Nov. 4 - Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade Sun. Nov. 5 - Brighton, UK @ The Hope and Ruin Mon. Nov. 6 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club Tue. Nov. 7 - Manchester, UK @ Gullivers Thu. Nov. 9 - Glasgow, UK @ McChuills Sat. Nov. 11 - Pitchfork Music Festival London @ EartH (Downstairs) Mon. Nov. 13 - Paris, FR @ Supersonic Wed. Nov. 15 - Rotterdam, NL @ V11 Thu. Nov. 16 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique Sat. Nov. 18 - Berlin, DE @ Lark Sat. Jan. 20 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry % Sun. Jan. 21 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge % Tue. Jan. 23 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge % Thu. Jan. 25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court % Fri. Jan. 26 - Boise, ID @ The Shredder % Sat. Jan. 27 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios % Mon. Jan. 29 - Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s Wed. Jan. 31 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill % Fri. Feb. 2 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room & Sat. Feb. 3 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room & Sun. Feb. 4 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge & Tue. Feb. 6 - Austin, TX @ The Ballroom + Wed. Feb. 7 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada + Thu. Feb. 8 - Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic + Sat. Feb. 10 - Nashville, TN @ Blue Room at Third Man + Mon. Feb. 12 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Purgatory Wed. Feb. 14 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle Back Room Thu. Feb. 15 - Richmond, VA @ The Camel Fri. Feb. 16 - Woodstock, NY @ Colony Sat. Feb. 17 - Amherst, MA @ The Drake * supporting Hurray for the Riff Raff $ w/ Truth Club # w/ Merce Lemon ^ w/ Knifeplay % w/ Goon & w/ Cryogeyser + w/ Alexalone
Photo by Alexa Viscius This may be Liam Kazar's debut single, but the Chicago based musician already has an impressive resume, having worked with Jeff Tweedy, Chance the Rapper, Steve Gunn, Daniel Johnston, and others. "Shoes Too Tight" features childhood friend Spencer Tweedy on drums, Lane Beckstrom on bass, and Ohmme on vocals. It's an absurdly fun and groovy little song that is a party waiting to happen. What he gives us here is a timeless song that could truly have been released any time since the 1960's (ok... maybe not the 80's...) There are elements of classic rock, 60's crooners and R&B, indie rock, modern Americana... it's really just packed with everything in a cohesive song that maintains the vibe the entire way through. You can watch the video for "Shoes Too Tight" below. For more on Liam Kazar, check him out on Instagram and Twitter . He's also raising money on his Bandcamp for Constellation and The Hungry Brain. ...
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