Will Butler + Sister Squares—Miles Francis, Julie Shore, Jenny Shore, and Sara Dobbs—present the video for “Saturday Night” from their new, self-titled album out today and kick off their North American tour at Elsewhere Zone One in Brooklyn tomorrow night! Listen to Will Butler + Sister Squares wherever you stream music, order it on CD, LP, or natural & blue swirl Peak Vinyl from the Merge store, and check out the “Saturday Night” video, which collages live and rehearsal footage of the band—a joyous distillation of their record’s infinite grooves and a perfect teaser for their forthcoming tour. 

“Saturday Night” began as a 30-second outro for album cut “Me & My Friends” but was willed into existence by Will’s friends and collaborators. “Miles developed it out into a real groove; I added a verse,” says Will. “Julie proposed a chorus (which we ended up even just keeping as ‘na’s’). We tried to give it Björk-style production. This song isn’t against partying, isn’t against people. Sometimes you want to be alone, but you don’t want to be alone, maybe.” 

“This song arose out of so many spaces,” adds Miles. “It was built from a loop Will had made in his basement. I took that loop and fleshed out the groove at my studio [Synthia Studios]. Julie had vocal ideas at her place in Brooklyn and sent voice memos. We recorded the party vocals and tap dancing at Figure 8 Studios. It reached the finish line back at Will’s place.”

Created amongst friends and family, the 14 tracks on Will Butler + Sister Squares present a cocoon of grooves that are tailor-fit for dancing around the living room with the ones you love, or in a packed venue with those looking to lose themselves to the rhythm. 

While the band is touring, playwright David Adjmi’s Stereophonic (featuring original music written by Will) premieres off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in October. Additionally, Will is scoring the upcoming Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson crime thriller Lips Like Sugar.

Will Butler + Sister Squares on tour:
Sep 23 Brooklyn, NY – Zone One
Oct 04 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Oct 06 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Oct 07 Seattle, WA – Barboza
Oct 08 Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
Oct 17 Boston, MA – Deep Cuts
Oct 18 Montreal, QC – Bar le Ritz
Oct 19 Toronto, ON – Lee's Palace
Oct 20 Detroit, MI – Loving Touch
Oct 21 Chicago, IL – Sleeping Village
Oct 22 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
Nov 07 Riga, LV – Palladium 
Nov 10 Berlin, DE – Privatclub
Nov 12 Aarhus, DK – VoxHall
Nov 14 Rotterdam, NL – Rotown
Nov 15 Paris, FR – Café de la Danse
Nov 16 Brussels, BE – Botanique
Nov 17 London, UK – ICA
Nov 18 Dublin, IE – Whelan’s
Nov 20 Milan, IT – ARCI Bellezza
Nov 21 Bologna, IT – Freakout Club
Nov 23 Porto, PO – Hard Club
Nov 24 Lisbon, PO – Superbock em Stock
Nov 30 Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMOCA
Dec 01 Washington, DC – DC9
Dec 02 Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall