Ella Williams’ is back with her latest Squirrel Flower record. Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going includes contributions from Horse Jumper of Love’s Dimitri Giannopoulos, the War on Drugs’ Dave Hartley, Free Range’s Sofia Jensen, Twin Peaks’ Clay Frankel, and more. It arrives August 21 on Polyvinyl. Check out the video for lead track “Reelin” below, along with a full slate of fall tour stops (featuring supporting dates with the Beths, Spoon, and Ethel Cain).
“The lyrics started as an art piece I made on an overdue Kansas Turnpike toll bill,” Williams said in a statement about the new single. “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.”
Revisit our review of 2023’s Tomorrow’s Fire.
Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going:
01 Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going
02 Cleveland
03 Not Me
04 Helicopters
05 Highway Woman
06 Reelin
07 Foot Thick Ice
08 Sick Tooth
09 Fought a Hornet
10 Surfing USA
11 Weightless, Untethered
Squirrel Flower 2026 Tour Dates:
06-16 Charlotte, NC – The Underground #
06-17 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle #
06-18 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle #
06-21 New Haven, CT – College St Music Hall $
06-23 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore $
06-24 Baltimore, MD – Nevermore Music Hall $
06-26 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore $
06-27 Cleveland, OH – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame $
06-28 Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! $
06-30 Newport, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion $
07-01 Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheater $
08-02 Chicago, IL – Metro ! [SOLD OUT]
09-23 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop =
09-24 Toronto, ON – Second Summer Festival
09-25 Montreal, QC – La Sotterenea (POP Montreal Festival)
09-26 Boston, MA – Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre =
09-27 Northampton, MA – Iron Horse =
09-29 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere – Rooftop*
09-30 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s*
10-01 Washington, DC – Union Stage*
10-02 Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall*
10-03 Durham, NC – Stanczyks*
10-06 Asheville, NC – Revival*
10-07 Atlanta, GA – The Earl*
10-08 Nashville, TN – Third Man Records – Blue Room*
10-10 Indianapolis, IN – The Turntable*
10-23 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway +
10-24 Lawrence, KS – White Schoolhouse +
10-25 Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge +
10-27 Dallas, TX – Ruins +
10-28 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger +
10-29 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall Upstairs +
10-30 Austin, TX – 29th Street Ballroom +
11-01 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar +
11-03 Los Angeles, CA – Sid the Cat Auditorium +
11-04 – Ojai, CA – Ojai Deer Lodge +
11-05 San Francisco, CA – The Chapel +
11-07 Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern +
11-08 Vancouver, BC – Wise Hall +
11-09 Olympia, WA – Wild Child +
11-11 Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater +
11-12 Boise, ID – Neurolux +
11-13 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge +
11-15 Denver, CO – Globe Hall +
11-17 Omaha, NE – Reverb +
11-18 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe +
11-19 Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club +
11-20 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall +
# supporting The Beths
$ supporting Spoon + The Beths
! supporting Ethel Cain
= w/ youbet
* w/ Dari Bay
+ w/ Sour Widows
