Birthed from a mix of metropolis and nature, Ella Williams, aka Squirrel Flower, stands on the periphery of the Chicago skyline and the Indiana Dunes to craft her newest album, ‘Tomorrow’s Hearth.’

Stream: ‘Tomorrow’s Hearth’ – Squirrel Flower

Inspired by place and time, EllaW illiams’ work communicates a way of area, residence, and luxury.

For the artist’s newest report beneath the moniker Squirrel Flower, Tomorrow’s Hearth, she turns to the juxtaposition of the dunes and the economic nook surrounding it. Following a self-released debut EP, early winter songs from center america, and more moderen releases Planet (i) and Planet EP, the ten-track Tomorrow’s Hearth takes a unique flip within the musical stylings of Squirrel Flower. The place her previous work took up area in corners of rooms, able to be peeled again with every cautious pay attention, this new challenge bursts forth with expansive energy and scintillating runs.

Tomorrow’s Hearth experiments with sound and manufacturing, her expression and readability by no means faltering, seamlessly commanding listeners. Ethereal melodies and manufacturing components piece collectively to allow a visit between the emotional, the confessional, and every little thing in between. The ambition that pervades this album is evident, and it hits the spot simply completely – explosive atmospheric rock mix with poignant lyrical work that take you proper into the panorama of Williams’ musical world.

The mark of a storyteller: Williams says, “The songs I write aren’t at all times autobiographical, however they’re at all times true.”

Additional, her fifth report marks a brand new flip for Williams, a brand new model of herself that’s extra genuine than ever.

“I really feel like I misplaced myself for a bit,” she explains, “attempting laborious to be what I assumed folks wished me to be, suffocated by the stress of being perceived. Now, I need to be unapologetic, uncompromising.”

Tomorrow’s Hearth references the title of a novel Williams’ great-grandfather Jay wrote a few troubadour, named for a line by the Medieval French poet Rutebeuf, a troubadour himself: “Tomorrow’s hopes present my dinner / Tomorrow’s hearth should heat tonight.” Standout observe “When a Plant Is Dying” speaks to the struggles of working inside the music business in a busy previous few years, whereas symbolic opening observe “i don’t use a trash can” nods to the early Squirrel Flower works, a reimagining of an previous track, and “Lastly Rain” straight addresses the sensory memory of a well-recognized area.

Notably, Tomorrow’s Hearth additionally marks a milestone for Williams: Having examined the wheels of self-production on previous initiatives, this album got here to be at Drop of Solar Studios in Asheville, North Carolina, alongside storied engineer Alex Farrar (Wednesday, Indigo de Souza, Snail Mail), and options the studio band comprised of Matt McCaughan (Bon Iver), Seth Kauffman (Angel Olsen band), Jake Lenderman (aka MJ Lenderman), and Dave Hartley (The Warfare on Medication) lending their contributions.

Freeingly ambiguous, but very private and actually genuine, Tomorrow’s Hearth expands the already expansive soundscape of Squirrel Flower.

Opening the bounds of Williams’ intricate songwriting and poignant commentary, it’s inconceivable to not discover solace inside Tomorrow’s Hearth.

— —

:: stream/buy Tomorrow’s Hearth right here ::

:: join with Squirrel Flower right here ::

— — — —

Hook up with Squirrel Flower on
Fb, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram

Uncover new music on Atwood Journal

 © Alexa Viscius

:: Stream Squirrel Flower ::