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Following the release of her critically acclaimed album, Tomorrow’s Fire, Squirrel Flower’s Ella Williams returns with a beautiful cover of “Cortez the Killer,” the classic Zuma track from Neil Young & Crazy Horse. Recorded live in Austin, TX at 2024’s SXSW, the track features contributions from Alex Peterson (alexalone), Greg Freeman, Dimitri Giannopolous (Horse Jumper of Love), Travis Harrington (Truth Club), Michael Cantella, and Kai Wilde (Teethe).

From Ella:
"I decided to cover Cortez with my friends as a way to feel the power of community amidst the fascism surrounding us that week in Texas. I love Neil Young and his uncompromising convictions, so I thought this song would be the perfect expression against everything going on. I had the idea the day before the show. Alex offered up their practice space, we ran through it a few times, and then Dimitri and Greg joined the crew day-of. We put it all out there with this one. In the words of Neil, it was ‘one of the pleasures of my life to be able to be on this stage with these people.’"

north america booking: wilson@highroadtouring.com

uk/eu booking: bas@blackricebooking.com

contact : sqrrlflwr@gmail.com

photo by alexa viscius

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