SKiN GRAFT Records is firing on all cylinders this spring, and if you blinked, you may have missed three major moves from the label’s roster all converging at once. Portland synth/punk duo POINT LINE PLANE have re-emerged from a 22-year hibernation with a brand-new single, DAZZLING KILLMEN are gassing up the van for a West Coast run, and Osaka’s HYPER GAL are deep into a European tour that refuses to quit. Buckle up.

The Long-Awaited Return of Point Line Plane

After more than two decades dormant, Joshua Blanchard and Nathan Carson have flipped the power back on. POINT LINE PLANE just dropped “Velvet Hole In The Head,” the first taste of their restored and remastered self-titled debut LP, which lands May 29th, 2026 via SKiN GRAFT Records. The duo — known in their early-aughts heyday for crafting noise music with genuine pop hooks, often mentioned in the same breath as Liars, Ex-Models, and Lightning Bolt — are also playing their first live shows in over twenty years this very weekend in Eugene and Salem, Oregon.

Stream “Velvet Hole In The Head” on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0RpddSzUHfncUtkAEHnVoO

The reissue itself is a love letter to obsessive collectors: a first pressing on 8-Bit Blue vinyl, a double-sided “Footlong” OBI featuring original designer E*Rock’s artwork, and a CD edition with the bonus track “Descender 2003.” If you’ve been waiting two decades to hear this record on wax, your patience just paid off.

Dazzling Killmen Head West

Meanwhile, math-metal legends DAZZLING KILLMEN are mobilizing for a West Coast tour that kicks off May 6th at Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown, CA, with Rhododendron in tow for the opening leg. After hitting Las Vegas, Oceanside, Los Angeles, Oakland, Bend, and Tacoma, the band links up with Point Line Plane for a co-headlining run through Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland — culminating in shared appearances at Minneapolis’s Caterwaul Festival in early June.

Dazzling Killmen West Coast Dates:
– 5/6 — Pioneertown, CA — Pappy & Harriet’s
– 5/7 — Las Vegas, NV — The Usual Place
– 5/8 — Oceanside, CA — Pour House
– 5/9 — Los Angeles, CA — The Echo
– 5/10 — Oakland, CA — Stork Club
– 5/12 — Bend, OR — Silver Moon
– 5/13 — Tacoma, WA — Jazzbones

Co-headline run with Point Line Plane:
– 5/14 — Vancouver, BC — Astoria
– 5/15 — Seattle, WA — Clock-Out Lounge
– 5/16 — Portland, OR — Mississippi Studios
– 6/5–6/7 — Madison, WI / Minneapolis, MN — Caterwaul Fest

Their latest LP “Dig Out The Switch” is out now and serves as required listening before catching them live.

Hyper Gal Conquers Europe

Across the Atlantic, HYPER GAL — the Kansai minimalist duo of Kurumi Kadoya and Koharu Ishida — are mid-tour in support of their fourth album “Our Hyper,” released April 10th. After a brutal 36-hour journey, the pair landed on European soil and have been steamrolling festivals and clubs since April 25th. The tour wraps May 9th in Berlin, the same city where they made their European debut back in 2024.

Critics have not been subtle about their enthusiasm. Lambgoat called “Our Hyper” “arguably the most interesting album I have had the pleasure of hearing in 2026,” while The Wire described the band’s sound as having “a queasy kind of physicality… like being shoved around and jolted on the tracks of a cheap rollercoaster.” High praise for a two-piece armed with nothing but drums, keys, loops, and the kind of hypnotic vocal repetition that rewires your synapses.

Remaining Hyper Gal European dates include Brussels (Magasin 4), Charleroi, Liege, Ghent, Den Haag, Hamburg, Copenhagen’s Colossal Weekend Festival, and Berlin’s Kastanienkeller.

Why It Matters

Three bands. Three completely different sonic universes. One label tying it all together. Whether you’re chasing the synth-punk catharsis of Point Line Plane’s reunion, the no-prisoners math-rock of Dazzling Killmen, or the avant-garde pop-noise of Hyper Gal, SKiN GRAFT Records is currently the busiest hub in the underground.

Pre-order, stream, and grab tickets at skingraftrecords.bandcamp.com — and if Point Line Plane or Dazzling Killmen are rolling through your town in May, don’t sleep on it. Twenty-two years is a long time to wait for an encore.