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New Prince Graves: Take Me To Your Planet

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The Prince Graves project initially seemed like it would be venturing into stranger territory when their first song came out. The new outfit of former She Talks Silence member Ami Kawai explored more experimental areas while also touching on the shadowy indie-pop of that previous group on their debut album, too, but their newest single moves in a slightly different way. “Take Me To Your Planet” is woozy indie-pop yearning, featuring the most rollicking melody Prince Graves have created yet coupled with vocals that express an upbeat hope rather than Lynch-adjacent dread. Taken with the breezy hammock of a song “Piece Of My Soul” (somewhere between Mac DeMarco and Boys Age), this single shows Prince Graves moving a little closer to the indie center. Get it here, or listen below.

New Fragile Flowers: “Owaru Sekai No Madogiwa De”

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Fragile Flowers return with a new bit of rollicking, shimmering indie-pop. “Owaru Sekai No Madogiwa De” finds the pop unit crafting a heart-on-sleeve, feedback-overlaid-all number that dashes ahead. It’s one part indie-pop gallop, but the group adds a shimmering layer of electronics over top to give it a more fleeting feeling. Better still are the dual vocals, which find the male and female sides of the band mostly signing in unison…before it’s time to break apart and add some twists to the number come the chorus. Listen above.

New Gnyonpix: Juke Chips EP

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Cleverness can wilt to novelty quickly, and it isn’t easy to avoid the plunge to meme hell. Japanese juke producer Gnyonpix’s Juke Chips presents an idea that could go wrong if done poorly — what if juke, but 8-bit? Which, to be clear, isn’t totally radical. Those sounds pop up in footwork-ready tracks all the time, while artists such as Quarta330 and Heavee have leaned on them quite a bit. But Juke Chips takes it to the extreme, the entire sonic palette being Game Boy generated. Risky, yeah, but Gnyonpix has been central to Japan’s juke scene for some time now, and they are able to make the sounds skitter and bump just right, resulting in a fun set capturing the spirit of the style just right. Get it here, or listen below.

New Seiho: “Tear Off The Dress”

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Seiho has moved in so many different directions over the last few years. He’s hit on abstract jazz and, most recently, rumbling electronic music…and that’s not counting his various pop-related productions.”Tear Off The Dress” finds a midway point between most of those styles. The horn toots meld just right with the warped vocal samples dripping all over the place, and pretty quickly Seiho ratchets up the intensity in a way that brings to mind “Purple Smoke.” Yet no one side dominates “Tear Off The Dress,” resulting in a nice mix between sides of Seiho. Listen at your preferred streaming service.

New Emamouse: PSBB2

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As expected, keeping track of Emamouse in 2018 can be a tricky proposition. She’s released at least two albums since the hyper-charming Tiny Orange Slicker For Birds, and it’s completely possible something else is floating out there on some obscure Danish label. Tiny Mix Tapes did a great job looking at one release (which you should definitely check out), so let’s devote time to the playful PSBB2. As the number implies, it’s a follow-up to this 2016 whirlwind, and it zig-zags between squeaky electronic numbers (the rippling rush of “Biolon,” the manic syllable-chopping of “Yodominati”) to numbers featuring her singing (just check the giddy “Kenkura,” which positions Emamouse as kinda a 21st century internet-damaged version of Guernica). Get it here, or listen below.