Flames and Flat Tires

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lyrics

This car won’t drive the way I want
Busted engine or busted lung
Kicking myself for buying those parts
Off of that guy back in Des Moines
Before the drought started
But I’ll get it fixed up soon enough
And you’d better watch out for me
Flying down the road in
Flames and flat tires, baby
Flames and flat tires
This car won’t drive itself,
I mean it could but I don’t try it,
That’s the way you live
And that shit’s on fire, baby
Veering down cobblestone streets
At 4 in the morning
Firestorms busted both my headlights
But I’m getting back on track soon enough
And you better watch out for me!

Flying down the road in
Flames and flat tires baby
Flames and flat tires
Trying to recall how the rain felt on my skin
And scream to anyone who’ll listen!
Trying to recall how the rain felt on my skin
And scream to anyone who’ll listen!
Trying to recall how the rain felt on my skin
And scream to anyone who’ll listen!

credits

from Planet (i), released June 25, 2021
Ella Williams - Vocals, Guitars
Matt Brown - Drums, Percussion,
Ali Chant - Minimoog, Korg Poly Ensemble, Guitar
Brooke Bentham - Backing Vocals

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Squirrel Flower Chicago, Illinois

north america booking: wilson@highroadtouring.com

uk/eu booking: bas@blackricebooking.com

photo by muriel margaret

shows

May 15

National Sawdust

Brooklyn, NY
May 18

Center for Arts at the Armory

Somerville, MA
May 21

Union Pool

Brooklyn, NY
May 22

National Sawdust

Brooklyn, NY
May 30

Farewell

Kansas City, MO
Jun 16

Visual Arts Collective

Garden City, ID
Jun 17

Urban Lounge

Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 19

Bluebird Theater

Denver, CO
Jun 22

Turf Club

St. Paul, MN
Jun 23

High Noon Saloon

Madison, WI
Jun 24

Thalia Hall

Chicago, IL
Jun 25

HI-FI

Indianapolis, IN
Jun 27

El Club

Detroit, MI
Jun 28

The Great Hall

Toronto, ON
Jun 30

Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre

Somerville, MA
Jul 4

Paradiso Kleine Zaal

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jul 5

Le Mechanisme Ondulatoire

Paris, France
Jul 6

Jalles House Rock

Saint Médard en Jalles, France
Jul 7

Razzmatazz

Barcelona, Spain
Jul 8

Siroco

Madrid, Spain
Jul 8

Siroco

Madrid, Spain
Jul 9

El Loco Club

Valencia, Spain
Jul 11

Echonova

Vannes, France
Jul 12

Chauffer dans la Noirceur

Agon-Coutainville, France
Jul 12

MONASTERY VORŠILY

Kutna Hora, Czech Republic
Jul 14

Valkhof Park

Nijmegen, Netherlands
Jul 16

Elsewhere

Margate, UK
Jul 17

The Lexington

London, UK
Jul 18

Basement, YES

Manchester, UK
Jul 19

The Glad Cafe C.i.c

Glasgow, UK
Jul 20

Hyde Park Book Club

Leeds, UK
Jul 21

Prince Albert

Brighton, UK
Jul 26

Illinois Science + Technology Park Field - Out of Space Skokie

Skokie, IL

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