Squirrel Flower (aka Chicago based artist Ella Williams) has been making indie folk for a while, but her latest singles show her moving in a more rock oriented direction. Last month's "Full Time Job" could best be described as neo-grunge. Her latest, "Alley Light," takes a step back a bit but is still a rock song. It has the anthemic feel of a Bruce Springsteen song backed by a wall of indie rock noise. It's quite removed from Williams' previous music, but it still fits right in with the albums that came before. It's a bit of an unexpected turn while still sounding like a song from Squirrel Flower.
Ella Williams says of her new single:
"This song is about the man in me, or a man who I love, or a man who is a stranger to me. The video references a neo-noir Chicago heist movie where they use this thermal metal contraption to cut into a safe. They run around the city making sparks fly and getting up to no good. I wanted to do all that."
You can watch the video for "Alley Light" 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.
Thu. Aug. 24 - Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed $ 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/ Beach Bunny % w/ Truth Club ~ w/ Merce Lemon & w/ Knifeplay ^ w/ Goon * w/ Cryogeyser ∞ w/ alexalone ¢ w/ Greg Mendez
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