Slowdance Records heads-of-state The Velvet Teen are releasing their new record Elysium on July 20th, and to celebrate, the trio is heading out on the road from the date of the record's release through the end of August. The band is kicking off the tour with a trio of CD release shows, featuring the likes of The Lawrence Arms, A Wilhelm Scream, and Desert City Soundtrack opening, among others. Along for various chunks of the tour itself are Polar Bears, Rescue, Statistics, The Pale, and new VT drummer Casey Deitz's other band The Americas.