[Cover photo of Squirrel Flower (2026) by Tim Nagle]
On the new song “Wheels,” Squirrel Flower’s Ella Williams teams up with friends Billie Marten and Babehoven (aka Maya Bon) for a collaborative single that “captures the beautiful uncertainty of life on the road.” With an additional Rhodes piano from Free Range’s Sofia Jensen, the track is anchored by Williams, Marten, and Maya Bon’s harmonies.
Speaking about the song’s creation and inspiration, Williams shared the following story:
“Wheels was recorded live at 12am in a makeshift recording studio that we built in one day in Door County, WI. The final vocal take was the original scratch take, sleepy and loose.
While on tour a couple years ago, a gas station attendant said to us, ‘may your wheels stay on the ground.’ I thought that was so beautiful + it inspired the song while driving through a harrowing snowstorm between Boston and the Hudson Valley in February 2025. I had my Townes Van Zandt live cd playing, and sang this song into my phone mic while listening to Townes, dodging ice on the highway. I really wanted to write a song that let my voice shine in a way that my heavier songs don’t always allow. I got to the Babehoven house in Hudson and played it for Maya. She wrote a stanza (“you said you wanted/something i don’t/i am always coming/just as you go”), helping me finish off the song.
After recording the final version in Wisconsin, I asked Maya and Billie Marten to record harmonies, inspired by the ‘Trio’ album (Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris, the voices and sounds of my childhood.) Their voices sound so gorgeous together + I couldn’t be happier to share this song.“
This month, Squirrel Flower will tour the US solo in support of Billie Marten, followed by a solo support tour with The Beths and Spoon.
Look for more news to come from Squirrel Flower and Polyvinyl in the coming weeks.
Squirrel Flower Tour Dates
03/29 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell +
03/30 – Fort Collins, CO @ The Armory +
04/03 – Dallas, TX @ Texas Theatre +
04/04 – Austin, TX @ Brushy Street Commons +
04/06 – Orlando, FL @ The Social +
04/08 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West +
04/10 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle +
04/11 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern Cafe & Music Hall +
04/14 – Indianapolis, IN @ Turntable +
04/17 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery +
04/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church +
06/06 – Portland, ME @ State Theater #
06/07 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground #
06/09 – Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall #
06/10 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Big Room #
06/12 – Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Annex # [LOW TICKETS]
06/13 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant #
06/14 – Bentonville, AR @ The Momentary RØDE House # [LOW TICKETS]
06/16 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground #
06/17 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle #
06/18 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle # [SOLD OUT]
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 $
+ w/ Billie Marten
# w/ The Beths
$ w/ Spoon + The Beths
