Squirrel Flower (the Chicago-based project of Ella Williams) announces her new album, Tomorrow’s Fire - out October 13. Titled after a novel written by her great-grandfather Jay in reference to the medieval French poet Rutebeuf, Ella cracks the spine to her own story with two incendiary singles: “Full Time Job” and “When A Plant Is Dying,” whose accompanying music videos, directed by Lua Borges, narrate the universal desperation that comes with living as an artist - watch below. 

While Squirrel Flower's past works might’ve been labeled something like “indie folk,”Tomorrow’s Fire is a rock record, made to be played loud as it glides effortlessly over emotional states of being, lightness and heaviness, and cements her status as one of indie rock’s finest songwriters. Pre-order your copy on limited edition Orange Peel vinyl today and received a bonus "Your Love" 7-inch flexi disc. To fan the flames, she's paired the news with headline tour dates set to take her across Europe and the US in late fall 2023/early spring 2024 - all dates on-sale Friday, July 21 @ 10AM local time. 

For as long as she’s been making music, Ella Williams’ songs have been products of the environments they’re written in, born out of the same world they so vividly hold a mirror to. Tomorrow's Fire lives less than an hour south of Chicago, along the shores of Lake Michigan, amongst the Indiana Dunes, a protected expanse of shoreline recently designated a National Park. When Ella first visited the Dunes, she was awed by the juxtaposition of its natural splendor within the surrounding industrial corridor of Northwest Indiana. 

Citing artists like Jason Molina, Tom Waits, and Bruce Springsteen as fonts of inspiration for the new record, Ella built these songs alongside storied engineer Alex Farrar (Wednesday, Indigo de Souza, Snail Mail) at Drop of Sun Studios in Asheville, NC,  tracking many of the instruments during the first week before assembling a studio band that included Matt McCaughan (Bon Iver), Seth Kauffman (Angel Olsen band), MJ Lenderman (Wednesday), and Dave Hartley (The War on Drugs). 

Tomorrow’s Fire might sound like the title of an apocalypse album, yet Ella describes fire as a tool to wield in the face of nihilism, what we take solace in, what we know will make us feel okay in the morning, how we light the path we're walking on.

“Tomorrow’s hopes provide my dinner/ Tomorrow’s fire must warm tonight.” - Rutebeuf

Squirrel Flower - 'Tomorrow's Fire' Album Art

Tomorrow's Fire Tracklist

1. i don’t use a trash can
2. Full Time Job
3. Alley Light
4. Almost Pulled Away
5. Stick
6. When A Plant Is Dying
7. Intheskatepark
8. Canyon
9. What Kind Of Dream Is This?
10. Finally Rain