Squirrel Flower to Release New Album "Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going"

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Squirrel Flower Announces New Album Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going

Watch Ella Williams wander under a rainbow in the video to lead single “Reelin” By Alex Suskind June 16, 2026 Save this story Save this story

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: Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going $28.99 at Rough Trade

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

_Originally reported by [Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/news/squirrel-flower-announces-new-album-say-a-prayer-to-the-gods-of-getting-going/)._