Porches: Country

With a rippling, emotive surface underscored by an uncertain eeriness, “Country” is the latest release from Porches, aka Aaron Maine. The brief, potent track steps forward with considered escalation, adding backing vocals by Dev Hynes and Bryndon Cook along the way. Maine and Nicholas Harwood co-directed the music video, which introduces a surprise twist with only seconds left to spare.

MEI: Steppin

With “Steppin,” London-based singer/songwriter MEI uses sometimes sweet, always compelling vocals to guide listeners through the track’s twists and turns. Jazz-infused and driven by piano and a heavy bassline, the song’s magnificence is hard to define—blending dissonant chords into an ethereal soundscape. Produced by Count Counsellor, it’s a telling indicator of MEI’s talents and hints to the wonders of her future 2018 releases.

Tamagotchis Return This November

Debuting this November for about $15 each, 20th anniversary Tamagotchis will be offered in six different colorways. This iteration of the famous digital pet—which needs feeding and cleaning among other things—will be 20% smaller than the original though still operated by three buttons beneath a pixelated screen. As Endgadget notes, they’re just as easy to kill from neglect as last time—and you can expect to …