Black Belt Eagle Scout Shares First New Song in Three Years, "Fantasy"
Black Belt Eagle Scout has released a new song, "Fantasy," the band's first new music in three years. Pitchfork reported the release on 9 November 2026, and the band's website presents the track as its latest. Pitchfork
The song is the first since the band's album The Land, the Water, the Sky, which came out in early 2023. It is also the first new song since Katherine "KP" Paul was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2024. Multiple sclerosis is a long-term condition in which the immune system damages the protective coating around nerves in the brain and spinal cord. Under the Radar
The music video was directed by Priscilla Hensley and Evan Benally Atwood. Hensley is Paul's cousin. The dancers include Paul's mother, her aunt and other relatives, and they wear handmade Iñupiat garments. The Iñupiat are an Indigenous people of northern Alaska, and their clothing in the video was made by hand for the shoot. Pitchfork
Much of the video's weight rests on who appears in it. Family is on screen, not just behind the camera, with a cousin directing and a mother and aunt dancing. Paul's own name is in the credits as the band's singer and songwriter, and the video was released alongside the song.
The song is out now on Saddle Creek, the Omaha-based label that has released the band's recent work. Fans who want to hear more can find the track on the band's website and on the streaming services that carry its catalogue.
