{"product_id":"fantasy","title":"Fantasy","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlack Belt Eagle Scout, the project of Swinomish musician Katherine “KP” Paul, makes a powerful return with “Fantasy,” her first new single since 2023’s \u003cem\u003eThe Land, The Water, The Sky\u003c\/em\u003e and the first Black Belt Eagle Scout song to be released since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2024. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Fantasy” deconstructs the hustle and grind that a capitalistic society teaches its people to yearn for. Written in the wake of a multiple sclerosis relapse, the song discusses how these expectations became too much for her body to handle. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKP reflects, “I wrote ‘Fantasy’ during a time in my life when I was transitioning out of the nonprofit world and into making music full time. I was feeling really burnt out and disconnected from the work I was doing. Working in the Native nonprofit world, I often felt this pressure to be some kind of superwoman representing Native people, while also trying to fit into systems that didn't always reflect who we are as Native people. I was at a point where I didn't want to keep trying to fit into something that didn't feel right for me anymore. I wanted to make music, feel free, spend time in the trees, and reconnect with myself outside of all those expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelease Date: November 9th, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Belt Eagle Scout","offers":[{"title":"FLAC","offer_id":68106491101402,"sku":"LBJ-412-31A","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3","offer_id":68106491134170,"sku":"LBJ-412-3A","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1285\/7955\/files\/BBES_Fantasy_1024_72dpi_RGB_0fdabf92-791c-4fef-95c4-7414dcd42c8f.jpg?v=1794206413","url":"https:\/\/saddle-creek.com\/products\/fantasy","provider":"Saddle Creek","version":"1.0","type":"link"}