Minneapolis sextet Lucy Michelle And The Velvet Lapelles released their newest full length album, HEAT, yesterday. HEAT is the band’s fourth full-length release and their first since 2010’s Good of That. The album was recorded at Vacation Island Recording Studios in Brooklyn with acclaimed producer/engineer Matt Boynton (MGMT, Beirut, Bat for Lashes).
The band also announced that their recently released music video for HEAT’s first single “Just A Kid” will have its MTV premiere on June 11 on their Freshman 5 program. The video was created by Picture Machine Productions, the same team who produced last year’s music video for Bon Iver’s “Calgary.” Watch the video for “Just A Kid” below:
http://www.vevo.com/watch/lucy-michelle-and-the-velvet-lapelles/just-a-kid/USA2B1200094
The band will be touring the U.S. in support of HEAT in the coming weeks, playing a handful of shows throughout the Midwest and the West Coast this summer. More dates to be announced. For a full list of tour dates, see below.
 
June 9- St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Music Hall
June 12 – River Falls, WI @ University of Wisconsin
June 14- Chicago, IL @ Martyr’s
June 16- Madison, WI @ UW- Madison Memorial Union- Terrace
June 23- Apple Valley, MN @ Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater
July 7- Minneapolis, MN @ Basilica Block Party
July 14- Rochester, MN @ St. John’s Block Party
July 21 – Hutchinson, MN @ Riversong Music Festival
July 22 – Denver, CO @ Underground Music Showcase
July 24- Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
July 25- Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
July 26 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux
July 27 – Stanley, ID @ Sawtooth Music Festival
July 28- Stanley, ID @ Pioneer Park
July 30 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
July 31 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bootleg Theater
August 1- San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
August 18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze Outdoor Plaza