Black Belt Eagle Scout, the project of singer-songwriter Katherine "KP" Paul, is back with its first new music in 2023. That year saw the release of Paul's album The Land, The Water, The Sky.

Listen to the new track, "Fantasy," alongside its Priscilla Naunġaġiaq Hensley-directed video, here:

Of the new song, Paul says:

"I started writing this song on just an acoustic guitar, playing into my voice memos on my phone. In the recording, you could hear my hand shuffling against the guitar and that made its way into the beat of the song with the snare and hi hat. Claire Glass and Nay Mapalo produced and also played on the song. They are in this incredible band called Hikes; part of Hikes’ sound includes these beautiful and fast guitar licks, which I took inspiration from for the guitar solo of the song and wrote it for Nay to play on the track."

As for the video, Paul says, "My cousin Priscilla Hensley created original choreography inspired by Iñupiaq dance." The focus on dance arose from a fascination with movement – something Paul had to reckon with after her first MS relapse. "Since going through a healing process and regaining mobility, movement has become something I do with intention now," she says. "To be in our ancestral home, supported by my family and moving on the land in these pieces that we created was cultural healing work."

Paul's aforementioned last record was released after she relocated to her ancestral Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, leaving Portland (where had spent most of her adult years) behind. The following year, Paul was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, which may have impacted her creative process, but has not stopped her. "Fantasy" is the first new song of Paul's since her diagnosis. Since the last record, she has also become a mother.

According to a press release, Paul is also at work on more new BBES music, inspired by some of her life's new developments. She and the band will be playing a few shows soon, though, including a special set at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Check the dates down below.

Tour dates:

11/17 New York, NY @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art *
12/04 Tulsa, OK @ Vanguard
01/30 Maple Ridge, BC @ ACT Arts Centre