Squirrel Flower details fourth album 'Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going'; drops new single 'Reelin' • News • DIY Magazine

Squirrel Flower - aka Chicago’s Ella Williams - has announced details of her fourth full-length, ‘Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going’, and shared its lead single ‘Reelin’.

Due out on 21st August via Polyvinyl Record Co., the LP will act as a follow up to 2023’s ‘Tomorrow’s Fire’, and was born out of Ella’s various experiences while out on the road, exploring both vast North American landscapes and her own identity.

Brought to life with a stellar cast of players including Dave Hartley (The War on Drugs), Seth Kauffman (Angel Olsen), Dimitri Giannopolous (Horse Jumper of Love), Clay Frankel (Twin Peaks) and more - not to mention some of Ella’s own family - this next outing promises to be an 11-track collection of carefully-crafted, evocative vignettes.

Chief of these is ‘Reelin’, a warm, enveloping folk offering that Ella’s described as “my ode to the push and pull of domesticity and unraveling. Leaving and getting reeled back in, over and over and over and over.” Check it out here:

‘Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going’ tracklist:
1. Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going
2. Cleveland
3. Not Me
4. Helicopters
5. Highway Woman
6. Reelin
7. Foot Thick Ice
8. Sick Tooth
9. Fought a Hornet
10. Surfing USA
11. Weightless, Untethered 

What’s more, Squirrel Flower has a whole host of shows scheduled this year, so you’ve got plenty of time to see cuts from ‘Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going’ aired live. Catch her on the following dates:

JUNE 2026
18 Carrboro, NC, Cat’s Cradle # (sold out)
21 New Haven, CT, College St Music Hall $
23 Philadelphia, PA, The Fillmore $ (sold out)
24 Baltimore, MD, Nevermore Music Hall $ (sold out)
26 Detroit, MI, The Fillmore $ (sold out)
27 Cleveland, OH, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame $
28 Columbus, OH, KEMBA Live! $
30 Newport, KY, MegaCorp Pavilion $

JULY 2026
01 Louisville, KY, Iroquois Amphitheater $

AUGUST 2026
02 Chicago, IL, Metro ! (sold out)

SEPTEMBER 2026
23 Cleveland, OH, Grog Shop =
24 Toronto, ON, Second Summer Festival
25 Montreal, QC, La Sotterenea (POP Montreal Festival)
26 Boston, MA, Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre =
27 Northampton, MA, Iron Horse =
29 Brooklyn, NY, Elsewhere - Rooftop*
20 Philadelphia, PA, Johnny Brenda’s*

OCTOBER 2026
01 Washington, DC, Union Stage*
02 Richmond, VA, Richmond Music Hall*
03 Durham, NC, Stanczyks*
06 Asheville, NC, Revival*
07 Atlanta, GA, The Earl*
08 Nashville, TN, Third Man Records - Blue Room*
10 Indianapolis, IN, The Turntable*
23 St. Louis, MO, Off Broadway +
24 Lawrence, KS, White Schoolhouse +
25 Fayetteville, AR, George’s Majestic Lounge +
27 Dallas, TX, Ruins +
28 San Antonio, TX, Paper Tiger +
29 Houston, TX, White Oak Music Hall Upstairs +
30 Austin, TX, 29th Street Ballroom +

NOVEMBER 2026
01 Phoenix, AZ, Valley Bar +
03 Los Angeles, CA, Sid the Cat Auditorium +
04 Ojai, CA, Ojai Deer Lodge +
05 San Francisco, CA, The Chapel +
07 Seattle, WA, Tractor Tavern +
08 Vancouver, BC, Wise Hall +
09 Olympia, WA, Wild Child +
11 Portland, OR, Aladdin Theater +
12 Boise, ID, Neurolux +
13 Salt Lake City, UT, Urban Lounge +
15 Denver, CO, Globe Hall +
17 Omaha, NE, Reverb +
18 Minneapolis, MN, Fine Line Music Cafe +
19 Milwaukee, WI, Cactus Club +
20 Chicago, IL, Thalia Hall +

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* w/ Dari Bay
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