Lately Squirrel Flower has been delving into a more rock based sound, and Ella Williams' latest single fits that sound perfectly. "Intheskatepark" could have been your standard folk-adjacent indie rock song, especially as Williams' vocals seem to be more along the lines of singer-songwriter style music than a hard rocker. But there's this fuzzed out guitar throughout the entire song that isn't quite grunge or punk, but does dance right along the line of those genres. It gives the song an indie rock and DIY feel we haven't typically heard with Squirrel Flower.
Ella Williams says of her latest single:
“I wrote this song in 2019 on a little toy synthesizer. To me, this song is everlasting summer — even as things change, seasons, feelings, relationships, you can still try and feel the perfect lightness of summer, of a new crush, of a pop riff. It's best listened to while biking around in the sunshine.”
You can listen to "Intheskatepark" 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 song.
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 @ DC9 &% 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 - Edinburgh, UK @ Voodoo Rooms Sat. Nov. 11 - London, UK @ 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 @ The Rebel Lounge * Tue. Feb. 6 - Austin, TX @ The Ballroom ∞ Wed. Feb. 7 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada ∞ Thu. Feb. 8 - Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge ¢ Fri. Feb. 9 - St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill Duck Room ¢ Sat. Feb. 10 - Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records - Blue Room ¢ Mon. Feb. 12 - Atlanta, GA @ The 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 ¢ % w/ Truth Club ~ w/ Merce Lemon & w/ Knifeplay ^ w/ Goon * w/ Cryogeyser ∞ w/ alexalone ¢ w/ Greg Mendez
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