Young Statues dropped their new full-length album The Flatlands Are Your Friend today via Boston’s Run For Cover Records. You can stream and purchase the album in its entirety below. The band will also be celebrating its release this Friday at Kung Fu Necktie with Mohican and Dryjacket.

There’s something to be said for the ability to bridge a gap, and Ghost Gum, opening this evening at Johnny Brenda’s, finds a way to do just that. Merging a constant, driving, spatially aware, shoegaze-y instrumental setup, throbbing bass lines, smash-spreading percussion and those slithering guitar licks, all accented by Carolyn Hayes’ calm guiding vocals. The music absorbs into you, in a peacefully tenacious manner, moving at a high-end pace but finessing each turn with an experienced approaching, while cruising at full speed. The dance exciting new-wave nodding Royal Shoals, whose sound pulls pieces from across a wide board, serves as the filling of tonight’s local musical sandwich with headlining act Literature‘s nonstop, jangly burst of power pop keeping you on your feet at JB’s all night long. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 8pm, $10, 21+ – Michael Colavita

While Khari Mateen‘s latest single "Best Time Ever" might have missed its opportunity to be your summertime anthem for 2014, it does reveal a more fun, lively side of the multi-dimensional artist than we’ve ever heard from him before. Now, we’re kind of interested in hanging with him for an evening and seeing where the night takes us. You can stream the track below. And "kids, don’t do drugs."

We are doing a ticket giveaway for tomorrow night’s show at Underground Arts with White Fence, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, and Laser Background. To enter for a chance to win a pair of tix, just send an email to thedelimagazinephiladelphia@gmail.com with the subject line "Who Wants to Own a White Fence?" Please also include your cell number in the body of the message (in case of an emergency). Good luck! (Photo by Zoe Zag)

A new album to kick off the fresh week is never a bad idea, and with its release date (October 28) just over a week away, Restorations third LP, succinctly titled LP3 is streaming via NPR. The Jon Low-produced album is being released by SideOneDummy Records, and it occupies a rugged, rockin’ accessibility. Make sure to mark your calendars for Restorations’ record release show on November 15 at the First Unitarian Church, which also features Cayetana, Three Man Cannon, and Hurry.

Krust Toons: "Breaking Straight" 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 HERE.

Besides having the ability to write and record beautifully haunting ballads, Billy Polard, a.k.a. The Ghost In You, has the knack for tugging at our heartstrings with his self-directed music videos. His latest for "TEN THIRTY ONE" perfectly captures the weighted mood of the fall season and the glimpses of youthful joy that we once could attain simply by donning a Halloween costume. "Inspired by my memories of growing up in my old neighborhood, the leaves changing, carving jack o lanterns, my mom dressing up like a witch, the homemade costumes she made for me and my brothers, watching scary movies, and everything else that comes with the Halloween season… I hope hearing it triggers the same nostalgia and emotions that I felt writing it." The track will appear on his upcoming album as well as the soundtrack to the horror flick Honeyspider.