Earlier today, Maia Friedman, member of Dirty Projectors, released her latest single off her upcoming record Goodbye Long Winter Shadow, out May 9 via Last Gang Records. "Russian Blue" follows the release of "New Flowers" and "On Passing."

Watch the video for "Russian Blue" below:

The new song is dedicated to Friedman's childhood pet, a Russian blue cat. "Imagine being 13 in 1999," she said via press release, "there was a massive wave of movies and media that preached the ‘one true love,’ ‘will you find your soulmate’ concept." Consumed by media depictions of romance, she believed she could never find a soulmate, for her connection with her cat was enough. "It was completely naive, but what a vulnerable time, those early teenage years.”

She continued, "Cats have, at times, shown me how to live." With just a few lyrics, she expresses her relationship with her cat by singing,

"If I saw you in my sleep, would you come to me / Apple of my eye / I would sense you there, but you wouldn’t care / You have other things on your mind."

The new single also features a clarinet solo by Daniel Pencer. He is featured in the "Russian Blue" music video, as he plays against a snowy Central Park backdrop.

Maia Friedman's will begin promoting Goodbye Long Winter Shadow next week in Boston, MA for a brief North American tour. She will be supporting Basia Bulat. The dates can be seen below:

03/19 Boston, MA @ City Winery Boston
03/20 New York, NY @ Joe's Pub 03/21 Washington, DC @ Pearl Street Warehouse
04/02 Chicago, IL @ Old Town School of Folk Music
04/03 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
04/04 Minneapolis, MN @ The Cedar Cultural Center
04/05 Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium
04/30 Vancouver, BC @ New Hollywood Theater
05/02 Seattle, WA @ Triple Door
05/03 Portland, OR @ McMenamins Mission Theater
05/05 San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
05/07 Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever