Will Butler + Sister Squares — Miles Francis, Julie Shore, Jenny Shore, and Sara Dobbs — present their new single/video, “Arrow of Time,” from their forthcoming self-titled album out September 22nd on Merge. It follows their previously released single, “Long Grass” — both being studio ideas originally aired out in live rooms on the band’s August 2022 tour. “People really liked this when we played it; a few people at the merch table were like, ‘Which record is this song on?’” says Butler. Listen to and share “Arrow of Time” now, and pre-order Will Butler + Sister Squares on CD, LP, and natural with blue swirl Peak Vinyl from the Merge store. The first 250 vinyl pre-orders receive a FREE 12“ x 12” bonus print that features an outtake from visual artist and long-time Will Butler + Sister Squares collaborator Marcel Dzama's series of works inspired by the album!

Inspired by A Brief History of Time, Errol Morris’ acclaimed documentary about Stephen Hawking, “Arrow of Time” offers an otherworldly groove so irresistible it nearly creates its own gravitational pull. “Hawking describes the concept, in paraphrase, as ‘you might see a teacup fall off a table and smash into bits, but you never see the bits come back together. Or if you did, you would instantly be aware that time is running backwards,’” Butler explains. “Lyrically, I feel like I was maybe trying to write a Pixies song about that idea — ‘Here comes your man,’ but instead of something coming, it’s just everything slowly dissolving into heat energy.”

This fall, fans will have a chance to hear songs from Will Butler + Sister Squares fully realized for the first time. The tour kicks off at Elsewhere Zone One in the band’s hometown of Brooklyn, NY. A full list of dates is below and tickets are on sale now. 

Additionally, Butler will score the upcoming Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson crime thriller, Lips Like Sugar. 

Will Butler + Sister Squares on Tour
July 29-30 Guelph, ON – Hillside Festival
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 30 Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMOCA
Dec 01 Washington, DC – DC9
Dec 02 Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall