Squirrel Flower - "Reelin"

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Photo by Daniel Topete

It's been almost three years since we brought you new music from Squirrel Flower, and now Ella Williams is back with a new single and an upcoming album. "Reelin" doesn't move more towards the artist's indie rock or folk sides. Instead, it resides square in the middle. It's laid back and relaxed, but with an underlying tension throughout. The song is also oddly hypnotizing. It kind of feels like it's trying to deceive you with relaxing while anxiety slowly builds up within you. This might all sound like it's an unpleasant song, but "Reelin" is truly great. It's a great re-introduction to Squirrel Flower, and we're thrilled to hear what's next.

Ella Williams says of her latest single and video:

“... the lyrics started as an art piece I made on an overdue Kansas Turnpike toll bill. This song is my ode to the push and pull of domesticity and unraveling. Leaving and getting reeled back in, over and over and over and over.

“This video was born from serendipity and divine timing. There was a huge storm at the time Clay, Jackson and I had planned to shoot in this industrial area I’d been scoping out, and we called the shoot off. At the last minute, I looked at the sky and decided it’d be worth trying. We pulled up to the spot just as the clouds were breaking and a gorgeous double rainbow shot across the sky out of the sparkling city. The other footage is from the Indiana dunes, referencing many performance art videos I’ve made of myself playing accordion with the dunes and factories in the background.”

You can watch the video for "Reelin" below. Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going is due out August 21 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 and include September 26 at Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theater in Somerville, MA and September 27 at Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, MA.


Wed. Jun. 17 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle # [SOLD OUT]
Thu. Jun. 18 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle # [SOLD OUT]
Sun. Jun. 21 - New Haven, CT @ College St Music Hall $
Tue. Jun. 23 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore $ [SOLD OUT]
Wed. Jun. 24 - Baltimore, MD @ Nevermore Music Hall $ [SOLD OUT]
Fri. Jun. 26 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore $ [SOLD OUT]
Sat. Jun. 27 - Cleveland, OH @ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame $
Sun. Jun. 28 - Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live! $
Tue. Jun. 30 - Newport, KY @ MegaCorp Pavilion $
Wed. Jul. 1 - Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheater $
Sun. Aug. 2 - Chicago, IL @ Metro ! [SOLD OUT]
Wed. Sept. 23 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop =
Thu. Sept. 24 - Toronto, ON @ Second Summer Festival
Fri. Sept. 25 - Montreal, QC @ La Sotterenea (POP Montreal Festival)
Sat. Sept. 26 - Boston, MA @ Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre =
Sun. Sept. 27 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse =
Tue. Sept. 29 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere - Rooftop*
Wed. Sept. 30 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s*
Thu. Oct. 1 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage*
Fri. Oct. 2 - Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall*
Sat. Oct. 3 - Durham, NC @ Stanczyks*
Tue. Oct. 6 - Asheville, NC @ Revival*
Wed. Oct. 7 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl*
Thu. Oct. 8 - Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records - Blue Room*
Sat. Oct. 10 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Turntable*
Fri. Oct. 23 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway +
Sat. Oct. 24 - Lawrence, KS @ White Schoolhouse +
Sun. Oct. 25 - Fayetteville, AR @ George's Majestic Lounge +
Tue. Oct. 27 - Dallas, TX @ Ruins +
Wed. Oct. 28 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger +
Thu. Oct. 29 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall Upstairs +
Fri. Oct. 30 - Austin, TX @ 29th Street Ballroom +
Sun. Nov. 1 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar +
Tue. Nov. 3 - Los Angeles, CA @ Sid the Cat Auditorium +
Wed. Nov. 4 - Ojai, CA @ Ojai Deer Lodge +
Thu. Nov. 5 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel +
Sat. Nov. 7 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern +
Sun. Nov. 8 - Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall +
Mon. Nov. 9 - Olympia, WA @ Wild Child +
Wed. Nov. 11 - Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater +
Thu. Nov. 12 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux +
Fri. Nov. 13 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge +
Sun. Nov. 15 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall +
Tue. Nov. 17 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb +
Wed. Nov. 18 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe +
Thu. Nov. 19 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club +
Fri. Nov. 20 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall +

# supporting The Beths
$ supporting Spoon + The Beths
! supporting Ethel Cain
= w/ youbet
* w/ Dari Bay
+ w/ Sour Widows

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