Tomorrow's Fire
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| Released | October 13, 2023 | |||
| Studio | Drop of Sun Studios, Asheville, North Carolina, US | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 34:17 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Polyvinyl Record Co. | |||
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Tomorrow's Fire is the fourth full-length studio album from American indie rock musician Squirrel Flower, born Ella Williams. The album was released on October 13, 2023 and has received positive reviews from critics.
Reception[edit]
Editors at AnyDecentMusic? aggregated eight reviews and scored this release a 7.7 out of 10.[1] According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Tomorrow's Fire received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 83 out of 100 from seven critic scores.[2] Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Timothy Monger writing that "the album's feeling of overcast turbulence dovetails neatly with the sweet, yawning melodies that are one of [Squirrel Flower]'s trademarks".[3] In Exclaim!, Jordan Currie gave this album 8 out of 10 for having music that "feels like a tangible, lived-in location of its own".[4] Alexa Viscius of Glide Magazine praised Squirrel Flower's "ability to write such stunning sentiments and deliver them with just the right emotions is a clinic on the use of tone and allows her music to come off as a dark yet unforgettable novella".[5] Paste's Eric Bennett rated this release an 8.8 out of 10, calling it the best Squirrel Flower album to date, highlighting the emotional depth of the lyrics with "songs [that] are an exercise in relief, the sonic equivalent of those rooms where you pay to smash chairs or whip a vase at the wall", as well as lighter themes.[6] Writing for Pitchfork Media, Marissa Lorusso scored this album a 7.4 out of 10, characterizing it as "a compact, muscular record guided by a single-minded intensity".[7] Editors of Rolling Stone chose Tomorrow's Fire as a "Hear This" pick, with critic Leah Lu calling it the act's best album yet and "most outwardly rocking record".[8]
Editors at Paste chose this for the 45th best album of 2023[9] and rated it one of the 30 best rock albums of the year.[10] Critics at Rolling Stone included this among the 40 best indie rock albums of 2023.[11] At Under the Radar, this was rated the 54th best album of 2023.[12] Editors at AllMusic included this among their favorite singer-songwriter music albums of 2023.[13]
Track listing[edit]
- "i don’t use a trash can" – 2:57
- "Full Time Job" – 1:57
- "Alley Light" – 3:14
- "Almost Pulled Away" – 4:17
- "Stick" – 3:02
- "When a Plant Is Dying" – 4:26
- "Intheskatepark" – 2:25
- "Canyon" – 3:42
- "What Kind of Dream Is This?" – 4:04
- "Finally Rain" – 4:08
Personnel[edit]
- Squirrel Flower – guitar, keyboards, vocals
"Full Time Job
- Squirrel Flower – guitar, bass guitar, vocals
- Alex Farrar – drums, guitar, keyboards, noises
- Jake Lenderman – guitar
"Alley Light"
- Squirrel Flower – guitar, vocals
- Alex Farrar – guitar, drums
- Dave Hartley – bass guitar
- Matt McCaughan – percussion
"Almost Pulled Away"
- Squirrel Flower – guitar, vocals
- Alex Farrar – drums
- Dave Hartley – bass guitar
"Stick"
- Squirrel Flower – guitar, bass guitar, vocals
- Alex Farrar – drums, keyboards
- Matt McCaughan – percussion
"When a Plant Is Dying"
- Squirrel Flower – guitar, vocals
- Dave Hartley – bass guitar
- Seth Kaufman – guitar
- Jake Lenderman – guitar
- Matt McCaughan – drums
"Intheskatepark"
- Squirrel Flower – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Alex Farrar – bass guitar, keyboards
"Canyon"
- Squirrel Flower – guitar, vocals
- Alex Farrar – keyboards
- Dave Hartley – bass guitar
- Matt McCaughan – drums, percussion
- Nate Williams – metalworking field recordings
"What Kind of Dream Is This"
- Squirrel Flower – guitar, vocals
- Alex Farrar – keyboards
- Matt McCaughan – percussion
"Finally Rain"
- Squirrel Flower – guitar, vocals
- Ethan Baechtold – piano
- Alex Farrar – guitar, keyboards
- Dave Hartley – bass guitar
- Matt McCaughan – drums
Technical personnel
- Lawson Anderson – engineering assistance
- Charlie Boss – photography
- Em Marie Davenport – painting
- Alex Farrar – engineering, mixing, production
- Yasmine Sayre – layout design
- Ella Williams – production
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tomorrow's Fire by Squirrel Flower reviews | AnyDecentMusic". AnyDecentMusic?. n.d. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Tomorrow's Fire by Squirrel Flower Reviews and Tracks – Metacritic". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. n.d. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Monger, Timothy (n.d.). "Squirrel Flower – Tomorrow's Fire". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Currie, Jordan (October 13, 2023). "Squirrel Flower Taps into the Minutiae of Apocalypse on 'Tomorrow's Fire'". Music. Exclaim!. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Viscius, Alexa (October 11, 2023). "Squirrel Flower Mixes Moments Of Rage With Creative Confessionals On 'Tomorrow's Fire'". Album Review. Glide Magazine. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Bennett, Eric (October 13, 2023). "Squirrel Flower 'Tomorrow's Fire' Album Review". Music > Review > Squirrel Flower. Paste. ISSN 1540-3106. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Lorusso, Marissa (October 18, 2023). "Squirrel Flower: Tomorrow's Fire Album Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Lu, Leah (October 18, 2023). "Squirrel Flower's 'Tomorrow's Fire' Review". Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2023". Music > Features > Best Albums. Paste. November 27, 2023. ISSN 1540-3106. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "The 30 Best Rock Albums of 2023". Music > Lists > Best Albums. Paste. December 10, 2023. ISSN 1540-3106. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "The 40 Best Indie-Rock Albums of 2023". Music > Music Lists. Rolling Stone. December 21, 2023. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2023 Part 2". Lists. Under the Radar. December 23, 2023. ISSN 1553-2305. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Favorite Singer-Songwriter Albums". AllMusic. RhythmOne. n.d. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
External links[edit]
- Tomorrow's Fire at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
