Once a week, Stack delivers a mix of the most interesting new music on the web, handpicked by the Hype Machine team. Here's a recent mix.
Pop. 1280 - Anonymous Blonde
Bandcamp DailyFollow “The impact of the Birthday Party was profound, ferocious, and immediate. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” yesterday →
POP. 1280 - Noncompliant
BrooklynVeganFollow “This week in Indie Basement: reviews of Velvet Underground tribute 'I'll Be Your Mirror,' albums by The Connells, Cold Beat…” on Sep 24th, 2021 →
Pop. 1280 - Under Duress
Post-Punk.comFollow “Brooklyn Industrial punk group Pop 1280 return with their new album Way Station—due out this December via Belgian cult label…” on Nov 25th, 2019 →
Pop 1280 - When No One Cares
The Mad MackerelFollow “Pop. 1280 – When No One Cares Speedy Ortiz – Lean In When I Suffer Hiss Golden Messenger – Passing…” on Mar 24th, 2018 →
Pop. 1280 - Bodies in the Dunes
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Sacred bones founder Caleb Braaten, photo by Christian Count. When Brooklyn-based Caleb Braaten started Sacred Bones in 2007, he did…” on Jul 17th, 2017 →
Pop. 1280 - Pyramids On Mars
We All Want Someone To Shout ForFollow “All photos by Joe Saturday White Lung released their fourth album Paradise last year via Domino Records, but have still…” on May 9th, 2017 →
Pop. 1280 - Pulse
The Mad MackerelFollow “After a week’s break, we’re back with our regular round up of the best new tunes of the past seven…” on Aug 27th, 2016 →
Pop. 1280 - Chromidia
BrooklynVeganFollow “by Bill Pearis Pop. 1280 release their third album, Paradise, on Friday (1/22) via Sacred Bones. For those unfamiliar, the…” on Jan 21st, 2016 →
Pop. 1280 - Krankenschwester
D.C. Music DownloadFollow ““Overflowing” – Makeshift Shelters D.C. quartet Makeshift Shelters wryly refer to their sound as “indie rock in the wrong hands.”…” on Jan 8th, 2015 →
Pop. 1280 - Kingdom Come
EarbuddyFollow “Pop. 1280 is set to hit the road in June with Vancouver punks White Lung. Pop. 1280 will be touring…” on May 28th, 2014 →
Pop. 1280 - Human Probe
GIMME TINNITUSFollow “And now the final GIMME TINNITUS best of 2013 of 2013, the favorite mp3s post, featuring 103 mp3s! The songs…” on Jan 1st, 2014 →
Pop. 1280 - Lights Out
GIMME TINNITUSFollow “Here are 26 albums that I totally loved this year. You can listen to one track from each of these…” on Dec 26th, 2013 →
Pop. 1280 - Machine Trauma
Decoder MagazineFollow “This week was another reminder that December doesn’t stop just because most folks have (perhaps rightly) shifted their attention elsewhere,…” on Dec 21st, 2013 →
Pop. 1280 - Human Probe (live at Mercury Lounge)
nyctaperFollow “Follow @acidjacknyc I’d heard nothing but good things about Pop. 1280 since my NC buddy David Schwentker posted their Hopscotch…” on Sep 19th, 2013 →
Pop. 1280 - Do The Anglerfish
AudioCredFollow “Pop. 1280’s new album is titled Imps of Perversion because that’s precisely who they’re trying to represent: the devilish creatures…” on Aug 15th, 2013 →
Pop. 1280 - Step Into the Grid (live at Hopscotch Festival 2012-09-07 courtesy of
nyctaperFollow “[YouTube video courtesy of Mandi. See more of her videos] Like more than a few bands from our part of…” on Oct 26th, 2012 →
Pop. 1280 - Thirteen Steps
The Deli MagazineFollow “The peeps in Pop. 1280 must like paradoxes, since their music isn't poppy at all - dark, brooding, borderline evil…” on Jul 10th, 2012 →
Pop. 1280 - Sacred Bones, Beg like a Human
Get Bent!Follow “By Paul Blawat Pop. 1280’s The Horror is a masterpiece of grimy, noise-addled punk. Like Jim...” on Feb 24th, 2012 →
Pop 1280 - New Electronix
brooklynveganFollow “by BBG Pop.1280 Pop 1280 mine the dark chasms of punk and no-wave on their new LP The Horror, due…” on Jan 19th, 2012 →
Pop. 1280 - Step Into The Grid
The Mad MackerelFollow “MM Shorts 53: Pop. 1280. During the autumn of 2010 we were most taken with Pop. 1280 and their raw,…” on Dec 4th, 2011 →