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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

Editors at AnyDecentMusic? aggregated eight reviews and scored this release a 7.7 out of 10. According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Tomorrow's Fire received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 from eight critic scores. 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 's trademarks". 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". 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". 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 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. 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". 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".

Editors at Paste chose this for the 45th best album of 2023 and rated it one of the 30 best rock albums of the year. Critics at Rolling Stone included this among the 40 best indie rock albums of 2023. At Under the Radar, this was rated the 54th best album of 2023. Editors at AllMusic included this among their favorite singer-songwriter music albums of 2023.

Track listing

"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

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

References

"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 July 12, 2024.
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

Tomorrow's Fire at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

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