Squirrel Flower, the project of Ella Williams, has released “Cleveland,” the final single ahead of the multi-artist’s LP Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going, which arrives on August 21 via Polyvinyl Record Co. “Cleveland” features Dimitri Giannopoulos (Horse Jumper of Love) on guitar and was Co-written with Ella’s sibling Nate Williams, a first for the typically solo songwriter.

“”Cleveland” is a song about choosing the city over the crush, about domesticity, about the strange magnetism of the city on Lake Erie, about the promise of the rust belt as a future site for climate migration. It’s a song I originally wrote with my family band, ‘uncommon rat.’ I asked my siblings if I could use the song on my album and they both said yes.

“The video concept came from my mom, she had the idea of me hitchhiking to Cleveland and then cutting to a dream scene of this saccharine American domestic fantasy, à la ‘Desperately Seeking Susan,’ which we saw together in theaters in February and have been obsessed with ever since.”

Say A Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going is an account of the locations and the characters Williams encountered as she traveled across vast American biomes. Tracked live at makeshift studio Merry Meadow in Door County, WI with a cast of Chicago artists, including co-producers Seth Engel and Jack Henry, and later painstakingly refined to perfection in Asheville, NC by Alex Farrar (OK Cowgirl, Wednesday, Waxahatchee) at his Drop of Sun studios.

“Alex was encouraging me to lean into this ethereal, yet grounded, spacious yet textured folk music that’s so true to the early days of Squirrel Flower,” Williams states. In addition to Dave Hartley (The War on Drugs) and Seth Kauffman (Angel Olsen, Floating Action), both of whom played on Williams’ 2023 album Tomorrow’s Fire, Williams enlisted a cast of friends including Giannopoulos, Sofia Jensen (Free Range), Clay Frankel (Twin Peaks), Andy Krull (Red PK), Book not Brooke (Babywave), and even family members Jameson, Jesse, and Nate Williams.

Squirrel Flower 2026 Tour Dates

Wed. Sept. 23 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop =
Thu. Sept. 24 – Toronto, ON @ Second Summer Festival
Fri. Sept. 25 – Montreal, QC @ La Sotterenea (POP Montreal Festival)
Sat. Sept. 26 – Boston, MA @ Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre =
Sun. Sept. 27 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse =
Tue. Sept. 29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere – Rooftop *
Wed. Sept. 30 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s *
Thu. Oct. 1 – Washington, DC @ Union Stage *
Fri. Oct. 2 – Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall *
Sat. Oct. 3 – Durham, NC @ Stanczyks *
Tue. Oct. 6 – Asheville, NC @ Revival *
Wed. Oct. 7 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl *
Thu. Oct. 8 – Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records – Blue Room *
Fri. Oct. 9 – Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar *
Sat. Oct. 10 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Turntable *
Fri. Oct. 23 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway +
Sat. Oct. 24 – Lawrence, KS @ White Schoolhouse +
Sun. Oct. 25 – Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge +
Tue. Oct. 27 – Dallas, TX @ Ruins +
Wed. Oct. 28 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger +
Thu. Oct. 29 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall Upstairs +
Fri. Oct. 30 – Austin, TX @ 29th Street Ballroom +
Sun. Nov. 1 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar +
Tue. Nov. 3 – Los Angeles, CA @ Sid the Cat Auditorium +
Wed. Nov. 4 – Ojai, CA @ Ojai Deer Lodge +
Thu. Nov. 5 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel +
Sat. Nov. 7 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern +
Sun. Nov. 8 – Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall +
Mon. Nov. 9 – Olympia, WA @ Wild Child +
Wed. Nov. 11 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater +
Thu. Nov. 12 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux +
Fri. Nov. 13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge +
Sun. Nov. 15 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall +
Tue. Nov. 17 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb +
Wed. Nov. 18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe +
Thu. Nov. 19 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club +
Fri. Nov. 20 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall +

= w/ youbet
* w/ Dari Bay
+ w/ Sour Widows

Pre-order Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going by Squirrel Flower HERE