In the van, performing on stage, in the studio, shopping, and just getting goofy together, Year Of Glad’s video for “Grass“ offers a myriad of candid touring home-video style imagery. The song found on their new EP I Don’t Know Where I Am Either, released via Lame-O Records, compacts a bright up-tempo yet gritty tone. There’s a lot to look at, but the music and fun shenanigans shine front and center.

An ominous sense of urgency permeates in the post-punk/noise-rock of Humanshapes. Tonight, they enter All Night Diner. Mixed feelings characterize their sound, bass and percussion pummel in an all-out attack, dictating a frenetic pace as buzz-saw guitar and frantic vocals chaotically stir. However, amidst the fury, a secluded, sly chill lingers. On this evening, they’ll be fistful of heavy, sludgy, guttural adrenaline, otherwise known as The Cloth. A pair of Massachusetts bands in the psych-metal hybrid of Dent and the experimental-aftermath of Gamma Pope wrap up this bill. All Night Diner, (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.), 7pm, $5, All Ages – Michael Colavita

Daytrotter recently posted their session with Vita and the Woolf. For the in-studio performance, the band sandwiched fan favorites, "Brett" and "Mary," between two previously unreleased tracks, the 8-bit-tinged "Super Ranger" and synth-rumbler "Sundrop". You can listen to and download the session HERE (w/membership), which was recorded on September 25, 2015 at Futreappletree in Rock Island, IL. Vita and the Woolf will be performing next in Philly on Thursday, July 28 at the Spruce Street Harbor Free Concert Series, along with Hemming.

We are happy to be doing a ticket giveaway for Boston psychedelic indie-rockers Quilt and ambient celestial sounds of harpist Mary Lattimore next Friday, July 29 at The Foundry. To enter for a chance to win a pair of tix, just send an email to thedelimagazinephiladelphia@gmail.com with the subject line "Love Quilt". Please also include your cell number in the body of the message (in case of an emergency). Good luck!

Episodic, the new album from Field Mouse, will be released via Topshelf Records on August 5. Its latest single, “ The Order Of Things,” which premiered yesterday at The Le Sigh, muses over existential questions; however, you don’t get weighed down with the bright percussive propulsion providing a energetic lift.  Field Mouse will be holding their record release show on August 4 at Boot & Saddle with Swanning and Missing Earth. (Photo by Carly Hoskins)

Listen to the sing-along-flavored “22/23,” found on The God of Sun and Tuesdays, the forthcoming full-length from Lightninging. Jumping on board with the dashing bob of percussion, dual-lined guitar licks, and the enthusiastic drinking buddy vocal harmonies, the song feels joyfully self-disparaging, voicing doubt over an enthusiastic musical backdrop. Seemingly serious pondering is given an afternoon party setting. You can catch Lightninging at Bourbon & Branch on August 30 with The Orange Drop and Wildings.

Step into NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert, where Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band recently performed a trio of songs “Harmonious Dance,” “The First Ten Minutes of Cocksucker Blues,” and “Boston Street Lullaby” in the sequence that they appear on The Rarity of Experience. The psych-rockers set implores a serene, celestial aura, offering a mind-cleansing sense of speculation. They’ll be opening for Super Furry Animals , this Friday, July 22 at Union Transfer. (Photo by NYC Taper)

Krust Toons: "Tour Advice" by Teddy 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.

A mysterious, medieval lure of synths and soft secretive vocals permeates in “Ten of Swords,” the latest peak into Dark Harvest, the forthcoming album from Tim Meskers’s Garden Gate.  The former Brown Recluse frontman sifts through the Tarot-card-inspired, psych-pop tune, which hints at the duality of reaching the ultimate low before springing up for a fresh start, hinted in the song’s eerie yet warm tones. Dark Harvest will be released on August 5 via Sunstone Records (vinyl) and Golden Brown (cassette/digital).

After nearly imploding on stage in Salt Lake City and though drummer JP Flexner recently announced that he’d be leaving the band, the Beach Slang train continues to roll on. The group just shared that it will be releasing a new album, A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings, on September 23 via Polyvinyl Records. You can also check out the band’s first single from the forthcoming album, "Punks In A Disco Bar," below! Beach Slang are headed Down Under for a run of shows this week. 

The trio of Dark Thoughts spring out the gates with rambunctious rumbling punk. Riffs often push the tempo, while the clamor of reinforcing backend thump thickens the adrenaline-laced immediacy. Melding infectious melody with an uncompromising grit, the sound is straight-ahead, enveloping in its serious sweat-drenched summer energy, and yes, it does tap into that classic Ramones-vibe, due in large part to a unabashed fun essence, even when hitting on darker subjects. The Missile Toads deliver a punk-injected Christmas in July, setting the stage for the catchy, snarl of The Muffs. Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St., 8:30pm, $15, 21+ – Michael Colavita

As public service to the Philly DIY scene, the merry folks at Titan House refuse to stop the rock, and will be hosting a show that will blast their neighbors with everything from heavy fuzz to electronic backbeats, laughter to tears, and cigarette smoke to loud, sanctimonious conversations with a strong socialist overtone. First on the lineup is Cemetery Flowers, whose swirling atmospherics, driven by repetitive black metal progressions and layered feedback over massive ’80s-sounding electronic drums, creates the perfect Burzum-JAMC storm that’ll make your ears hum. Cumquat, a.k.a. Kevin Sullivan is an experimental electronic project that makes heavy use of samples and found sound, altering them into swelling, looping, danceable rhythms. The vocals steadily pursue a melody throughout the chaos of altered, erratic noise and rhythmic samples. He’ll be celebrating the release of his new EP, Prickly Glazer, out now on cassette via Gambling Debt Records. QQQ follow up with his classic dystopia-electronica sound, which emphasizes a more smooth, cruising texture in composition. And finally, touring act Grave Pool will close out the night with their sweeping surreal sound that is derivative just as much from ’80’s dream pop as from early ‘10’s chillwave. Synth sounds expand and disperse like jetstreams, while guitars swell and echo like the revisiting of an old memory. Titan House, (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.), 8pm, $5, All Ages. – Bryce Woodcock