Lala Lala Share “Copycat” Video, Announce First U.S. Headlining Tour

Lala Lala, one of Paste’s Chicago bands to watch in 2018, have released the video for their song “Copycat,” off their latest album The Lamb, out now through Hardly Art Records.

The video for “Copycat” is similar to the one for “Scary Movie,” featuring no-frills, homemade footage to complement frontwoman Lillie West’s deceptively simple songwriting. The grainy footage of West is reminiscent of the type of Photobooth footage kids used to put on Myspace, or what they’re still putting up on TikTok. The representation of one’s digital self is what inspired West to make the song: “Copycat’ in particular is about how everyone talks exactly the same on the Internet and it sometimes feels futile to try and be yourself,” she says in a statement.

Lala Lala also announced Friday they would be embarking on their first-ever U.S. headlining tour, including shows at Chicago’s Metro and Brooklyn’s Rough Trade. Find a full list of those dates further down.

Watch the video for “Copycat” below.

Lala Lala Tour Dates:

November
09 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ Urban Lounge #
10 – Boise, Idaho @ Visual Arts Collective #
12 – Seattle, Wash. @ Neumo’s # SOLD OUT
13 – Portland, Ore. @ Revolution Hall #
14 – Eugene, Ore. @ WOW Hall #
15 – San Francisco, Calif. @ GAMH # SOLD OUT
16 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Teragram # SOLD OUT
17 – Tucson, Ariz. @ 191 Toole #
19 – Austin, Texas @ Mohawk #
20 – Dallas, Texas @ Deep Ellum Art Co. #
21 – St. Louis, Mo. @ Ready Room #
23 – Detroit, Mich. @ Loving Touch #^
24 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Spirit Hall #^
25 – Hamden, Conn. @ Space Ballroom #
27 – Portsmouth, N.H. @ 3S Artspace #
28 – Boston, Mass. @ The Sinclair #
29 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Union Transfer #
30 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Elsewhere # SOLD OUT

December
01 – Washington D.C. @ U Street Music Hall #
03 – Richmond, Va. @ The Broadberry #
04 – Durham, N.C. @ Motorco Music Hall #
05 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Terminal West #
06 – Asheville, N.C. @ Grey Eagle #
07 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Exit / In #
08 – Lexington, Ky. @Cosmic Charlies #

January
17 – Chicago, Ill. @ Metro +
18 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ 7th Street Entry *
20 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ Colectivo *
21 – Rock Island, Ill. @ Rozz Tox *
23 – Lakewood, Ohio @ Mahall’s *
24 – Washington, D.C. @ Comet Ping Pong *
25 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ PhilaMOCA *
26 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Rough Trade *
29 – Montreal, Que. @ Casa del Popolo *
30 – Toronto, Ont. @ Baby G *
31 – Detroit, Mich. @ Deluxx Fluxx *

February
01 – Grand Rapids, Mich. @ Calvin College *
02 – Grinnell, Iowa @ Grinnell College *

(# – w/ WHY?)
(+ – w/ Snail Mail, Varsity)
(* – Headlining w/ Sen Morimoto support)