Squirrel Flower Declares New Album, Shares New Songs “Full Time Job” and “When a Plant is Dying”

Tomorrow’s Fireplace Due Out October 13 through Polyvinyl; Tour Dates Introduced

Jul 18, 2023

By Kat Ramkumar

Images by Alexa Viscius

uirrel Flower, the Chicago based mostly undertaking of Ella Williams, has introduced a brand new album, Tomorrow’s Fireplace, and shared movies for its two lead singles, “Full Time Job” and “When a Plant is Dying.” This LP is due out October 13 through Polyvinyl/Full Time Passion. Each music movies have been directed by Lua Borges and painting Williams throughout quite a lot of terrain. Examine them out under, adopted by the LP’s tracklist and canopy paintings, in addition to upcoming tour dates.

Tomorrow’s Fireplace was self produced at Drop of Solar Studios alongside engineer Alex Farrar (Wednesday, Indigo de Souza, Snail Mail). She additionally assembled a studio band that included Matt McCaughan (Bon Iver), Seth Kauffman (Angel Olsen band), Jake Lenderman (MJ Lenderman, Wednesday), and Dave Hartley (The Warfare on Medicine).

The principle inspiration for Tomorrow’s Fireplace was derived from Williams’ go to to the Indiana Dunes, which provided a sight of environmental juxtaposition to her. “Each time I’m going there, it modifications my life,” she says, and not using a trace of hyperbole. “You stand within the marshlands and to your left is a metal manufacturing facility belching hearth and to your proper is a nuclear energy plant.” Tomorrow’s Fireplace additionally references the title of a novel Williams’ great-grandfather wrote a couple of troubadour. Centuries on, the quote spoke to Williams, who describes the hearth as a device to wield within the face of nihilism.

Her songs “Full Time Job” and “When a Plant is Dying” pay homage to the desperation that comes alongside dwelling as an artist. That is evident in lyrics she sings similar to, “Doing my finest is a full time job / But it surely doesn’t pay the hire.”

In 2021, Williams launched her EP Planet which encompasses a cowl of Björk’s 1997 tune “Unravel.”

Tomorrow’s Fireplace Tracklist:

1. i don’t use a trash can
2. Full Time Job
3. Alley Gentle
4. Nearly Pulled Away
5. Stick
6. When a Plant is Dying
7. Intheskatepark
8. Canyon
9. What Sort of Dream is This?
10. Lastly Rain

Squirrel Flower Tour Dates:

Wed. July 12 – Nashville, TN @ third & Lindsley *
Thu. July 13 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop Bar *
Sat. July 15 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe *
Solar. July 16 – Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Store *
Tue. July 18 – Woodstock, NY @ Levon Helm Studios *
Wed. July 19 – Wilmington, DE @ Arden Gild Corridor *
Fri. July 21 – Lexington, KY @ The Burl *
Wed. July 26 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway *
Fri. Aug. 4 – Solar. Aug. 6 – Inexperienced Lake, WI @ Avrom Farm Social gathering
Thu. Oct. 19 – Detroit, MI @ Lager Home $
Fri. Oct. 20 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern $#
Sat. Oct. 21 – Toronto, ON @ Monarch Tavern $#
Solar. Oct. 22 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Bottlerocket Social Corridor $
Tue. Oct. 24 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Corridor $^
Thu. Oct. 26 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom $
Fri. Oct. 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Ukie Membership $
Sat. Oct. 28 – Washington, DC @ DC 9 $^
Sat. Nov. 4 – Bristol, UK @ Tough Commerce
Solar. Nov. 5 – Brighton, UK @ The Hope and Destroy
Mon. Nov. 6 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Membership
Tue. Nov. 7 – Manchester, UK @ Gullivers
Thu. Nov. 9 – Glasgow, UK @ McChuills
Sat. Nov. 11 – Pitchfork Music Pageant 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 @ seventh Avenue Entry %
Solar. Jan. 21 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge %
Tue. Jan. 23 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge %
Thu. Jan. 25 – Salt Lake Metropolis, UT @ Kilby Courtroom %
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 @ Backside of the Hill %
Fri. Feb. 2 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room &
Sat. Feb. 3 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room &
Solar. Feb. 4 – Phoenix, AZ @ Insurgent Lounge &
Tue. Feb. 6 – Austin, TX @ The Ballroom +
Wed. Feb. 7 – Dallas, TX @ Membership 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 Again 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/ Reality Membership
# w/ Merce Lemon
^ w/ Knifeplay
% w/ Goon
& w/ Cryogeyser
+ w/ Alexalone Assist Beneath the Radar on Patreon.