Gloomy melodies thrust forward with steel-cutting guitar and deep-tunneling backend, HEX, the new EP from Psychic Teens, immediately perks one’s ears. Officially due out this Friday, April 21 via Hex Records, you can now stream the record in its entirety at CLRVYNT. The five-song EP is electrified in a moody, noisy clash between bleak resignation and resilience. Hovering that threshold between despair and aggression, the band keeps moving. They’ll be celebrating its arrival at Boot & Saddle on Friday, May 5, with Tiny Vices and Dulls.

We are very excited to get you into The Fillmore Philly this Friday, April 21 for a sold-out performance by the legendary PJ Harvey, who continues to tour on the strength of her latest LP The Hope Six Demolition Party, her first since 2011’s Mercury Prize-winning Let England Shake. To enter for a chance to win a pair of tix, just send an email to thedelimagazinephiladelphia@gmail.com with the subject line "HOPE VI". Please also include your cell number in the body of the message (in case of an emergency). Good luck!

Krust Toons: "Gone Phishin (Part I)" by Tedd Hazard – please feel free to drop him a line at teddandthehazards@gmail.com if you dig or have any funny ideas. You can also check out more of his illustrations and animation shorts HERE.

Philly’s The Mysteries continue further down the Doors rabbit hole with the group’s new EP New Age Psychedelic Experiment. Anthony Marchione and company keep things loose as they explore the bluesy music terrain, finding solace in organ work that brings the retro, psych-pop sound to life again. So light up a doobie, and "ride the snake"! 😉

Exuberant, oddball troupe OhBree will release their forthcoming album, Burn Bridges, Burn Pies, on May 19. “Tiny Tethers” serves as our first look behind the musical curtain. Kicked into drive by omnipresent keys, the song flows as feverish horn blasts pop around twists of harmony-backed flashes of tongue-twisting lyrics. It’s a playful carnival of sound that brightens one’s day. You can catch OhBree as part of On The Water’s EP release show this Saturday, April 22 at Eris Temple Arts, with Dominic, Dear Rabbit, and Baby & Shylow. (Photo by Emily Dubin)

MANIK|NETER, the new minimalist side project from Carl Kavorkian, recently shared tracks from his a new EP Mannequin Eater. Leading off, “With Age Comes…” roughly rumbles with a static/fuzzed-out bass and percussion, setting up the underground platform of disenchantment. It’s a raw, roaring, line-by-line appeal to flip the script and aim toward a change. Kavorkian will be performing next in Philly on Friday, May 5 at The Fire.

“Folding/Smokestack Lightnin’,” the latest single from Meddlesome Meddlesome Meddlesome Bells, was released via Bells Recording Company. Channeling a quicksilver-psych groove, cavernous vocals filter through the domain, before rapturous guitar riffs take the reins. Then, the band unleashes their hazy, stampeding take on the Howlin’ Wolf classic and Grateful Dead favorite, stirring the dust off them bones in the process.

Zoe Tanner and Jordan Dupree dropped out of a small conservative Christian college (ha…do you blame them!) to immerse themselves in the music that they were writing, which would eventually become songs found on Geisha Facade’s first full-length album, You Went To Space, Good Bye Dear. And as the duo “try and take over the world” with the help of their live drummer Dr. Yanitor, you can witness their attempts at world domination this month in Philly on Wednesday, April 19 at Boot & Saddle and Thursday, April 27 at Ortlieb’s. But first, check out our recent interview with The Deli Philly’s Featured Artist(s) Poll Winners HERE! (Photo by Abe Azab)

Directed by Craig Scheihing, the new music video for "Bright Field," the closing track on Laser Background’s forthcoming album Dark Nuclear Bogs (due out on April 28), captures threads of childhood innocence with a looking-glass warp. While filtering the memories associated with one’s backyard through a sea of flowers, the video meshes the past with the present. You can catch Laser Background’s record release show, happening on Saturday, April 29 at Baird Mansion Atrium with Norwegian Arms, Breathers, and YCIB.

If one fancies a whimsical folk daydream, look no further than Sea Offs’ latest release, What’s The Point? Guided by elegant, gripping vocals, provided by Olivia Price (who also records under the moniker Fossil Jane), and instrumentation that illuminates the surroundings, the album unfolds in a fortuitous manner. One easily gravitates towards the casual, breezy rhythm amid the endearing stroll that accelerates at a moments notice. Sea Offs are set to perform on Sunday, May 14 at The Barbary on a lineup that also includes Shelf Life, Seagulls, and Mr. Husband.

Philly singer-songwriter Harmony Woods, a.k.a. Sofia Verbilla, creates a touching imagery of a love that might not be meant to last in her latest single, "Renovations," which premiered ealier today over at Stereogum. The lines – "I tried to be build a home in you, but the foundation was overlooked. The floorboards are shaking in the room we loved once. Is this the end for us? Is this the end for us?" – hit like a ton of bricks before the hopeful, upbeat realization that letting go might be best. You can find the lovely ditty on her forthcoming LP Nothing Special, due out May 5 via Honest Face Records. (Photo by Ashley Gellman)