Michigan Whirlwind Heat will celebrate the release of their new longplayer, Types Of Wood (Brille), with a cross-country tour. They'll be joined on the road by teen punks Be Your Own Pet for all of their June tour.

According to the band's label, the three multi-talented members of Whirlwind Heat also created short films and videos for each of their new album's 11 tracks. The videos will be available on DVD sometime this summer. Types Of Wood came out last month in the UK, and will be available stateside May 16.


Tracklist For Types Of Wood:
01. Air Miami
02. Reagan
03. Gene Pool Style
04. Up Tight
05. Captain Cave
06. Slugger
07. Umbrella People
08. Sun Is Round
09. French
10. My Electric Underwear
11. Nylon Heart

Tour Dates:
05/20 - Long Beach CA - Queen Mary Events*
06/01 - Newport, KY - Southgate House
06/02 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
06/03 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
06/04 - Columbus, OH - Little Brother's
06/06 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
06/07 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club
06/08 - Montreal, QC - Petit Campus
06/09 - Easthampton, MA - Pioneer Arts Center
06/10 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwells
06/12 - New York, NY - Knitting Factory
06/21 - Hosuton, TX - Walter's
06/22 - Austin, TX - Emo's
06/24 - Phoenix, AZ - The Brick House
06/25 - Pomona, CA - The Glass House
06/28 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of The Hill
06/30 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon

* With Moving Units

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