Black Belt Eagle Scout has shared a new song, ‘Spaces’, in the lead-up to her new album The Land, The Water, The Sky. Following earlier cuts ‘My Blood Runs Through This Land’, ‘Don’t Give Up’, and ‘Nobody’, the track arrives with an accompanying video directed by Evan Benally Atwood and Morningstar Angeline, with an original concept by Quinn Christopherson. Check it out below, along with the artist’s upcoming tour dates.
“I wrote ‘Spaces’ for an audience as a way to sing melodies of healing and care for them,” Katherine Paul explained in a statement. “Since starting Black Belt Eagle Scout, I have moved through many spaces, playing shows for crowds of people. I can’t always connect one on one with everyone and so this song is an attempt to bring my feelings of appreciation I have for everyone who supports my music to life. My parents lend their voices in the chorus melody, my dad with his strong pow wow voice and my mom with her wholesome tone that sounds so similar to mine you can barely notice the distinction between me and her. I want this song to be an offering for those who need to grasp onto something and feel because through feeling and being together, there is healing.”
Paul added: “It was incredible to incorporate my family trade of carving within the music video. My dad has been carving Coast Salish style art for over 50 years. I grew up around it and learned how to carve and paint when I was a teenager. This video shows a creation process and the kind of intimacy we give to our art. In the video, we carve an eagle out of yellow cedar. The eagle is representative of strength and guidance.”
The Land, The Water, The Sky will be released on February 10 via Saddle Creek.
Black Belt Eagle Scout Tour Dates:
Fri Feb 3 – Los Angeles, CA – Natural History Museum
Fri Feb 10 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
Wed Feb 15 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
Fri Feb 24 – Manchester, UK – Night & Day
Sat Feb 25 – London, UK – Moth Club
Mon Feb 27 – Paris, FR – Le Pop Up
Tue Feb 28 – Brussels, BE – Botanique – Witloof Bar
Wed Mar 1 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso Upstairs
Thu Mar 2 – Copenhagen, DK – Stengade
Sat Mar 4 – Rotterdam, NL – Rotown
Sun Mar 5 – Berlin, DE – Badehaus
Fri Mar 31 – Eugene, OR – Soreng Theater
Sat Apr 1 – Spokane, WA – Lucky You Lounge*
Sun Apr 2 – Boise, ID – Neurolux*
Mon Apr 3 – Salt Lake City, UT – The DLC at Quarters*
Tue Apr 4 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge*
Thu Apr 6 – Iowa City, IA – Mission Creek Festival
Fri Apr 7 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center*
Sat Apr 8 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean*
Apr 11 – Toronto, ON – The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern*
Wed Apr 12 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le “Ritz” P.D.B.*
Fri Apr 14 – Cambridge, MA – Elk’s Club*
Sat Apr 15 – Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right*
Mon Apr 17 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s*
Tue Apr 18 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd*
Wed Apr 19 – Durham, NC – The Pinhook*
Thu Apr. 20 – Charlotte, NC – Snug Harbor*
Fri Apr 21 – Atlanta, GA – 529 Club*
Sat Apr 22 – New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa*
Mon Apr 24 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger*
Tue Apr 25 – Austin, TX – The Parish*
Thu Apr 27 – Norman, OK – Norman Music Festival
Fri Apr 28 – Albuquerque, NM – Sister*
Mon May 1 – Mesa, AZ – The Underground at The Nile Theater
Tue May 2 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah*
Thu May 4 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo*
Fri May 5 – Fresno, CA – Strummer’s*
Sat May 6 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop*
Mon May 8 – Tacoma, WA – ALMA*
*with Claire Glass and Adobo