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.
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Quiet Sun - Mummy Was An Asteroid, Daddy Was A Small Non-Stick Kitchen Utens
Star Maker MachineFollow “Quiet Sun: Mummy was an Asteroid, Daddy was a Small Non-Stick Kitchen Utensil [purchase] For no particularly good reason, other…” on Feb 19th, 2021 →
The Call - Walls Came Down
Star Maker MachineFollow “The Call: The Walls Came Down [purchase] If we were playing a game where I asked you to guess what…” on Feb 8th, 2021 →
Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
Star Maker MachineFollow “Crowded House: Don’t Dream It’s Over [purchase] When this theme was announced, I decided to write about the X song,…” on Jan 26th, 2021 →
X - The Once Over Twice
Star Maker MachineFollow “X: The Once Over Twice [purchase] I think that the impetus behind this theme is the end of the Trump…” on Jan 20th, 2021 →
Toots & The Maytals - Do The Reggay
Star Maker MachineFollow “Toots and the Maytals: Do The Reggay [purchase] I suspect that like most American music lovers, my knowledge of reggae…” on Jan 12th, 2021 →
Merle Haggard - If We Make It Through December
Star Maker MachineFollow “Merle Haggard: If We Make It Through December [purchase the original] [purchase Phoebe Bridgers’ cover] Despite having amassed a large…” on Dec 21st, 2020 →
Jackson Browne - Doctor My Eyes +1 remix
Star Maker MachineFollow “Jackson Browne: Doctor My Eyes [purchase] One more quick post on this theme. Another crappy thing that happened this year,…” on Dec 3rd, 2020 →
The Jayhawks - Sound Of Lies
Star Maker MachineFollow “The Jayhawks: Sound of Lies [purchase] There are so many things not to be thankful for in 2020, which will…” on Nov 23rd, 2020 →
Concrete Blonde - Joey
Star Maker MachineFollow “Concrete Blonde: Joey [purchase] One of the things that made Joe Biden a compelling candidate (other than the fact that…” on Nov 16th, 2020 →
Talking Heads - Don't Worry About the Government
Star Maker MachineFollow “Talking Heads: Don’t Worry About The Government [purchase] I am sooooooo worried about the government. Four years ago, relying on…” on Nov 2nd, 2020 →
Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.
Star Maker MachineFollow “Lou Reed: Dirty Blvd. [purchase] I’m sure that I was listening to some song that mentioned some place that wasn’t…” on Oct 28th, 2020 →
Gretchen Menn - Scrap Metal
Star Maker MachineFollow “Gretchen Menn: Scrap Metal [purchase] The guitar, of course, is the signature instrument of rock music, and it should also…” on Oct 15th, 2020 →
Titus Andronicus - Into The Void Filler )
Star Maker MachineFollow “Titus Andronicus: The Void (Filler) [purchase] Titus Andronicus is a frustrating band. (Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, a play that I’ve never…” on Oct 7th, 2020 →
Whiskeytown - Empty Baseball Park
Star Maker MachineFollow “Whiskeytown: Empty Baseball Park [purchase] When I suggested the Empty theme, it was prompted by watching sports in empty stadiums,…” on Sep 28th, 2020 →
Paul Carrack - Lesson In Love
Star Maker MachineFollow “Paul Carrack: Lesson In Love [purchase] Of course, the musically knowledgeable readers of Star Maker Machine know who Paul Carrack…” on Sep 17th, 2020 →
R. B. Greaves - Take A Letter Maria
Star Maker MachineFollow “R.B. Greaves: Take A Letter Maria [purchase] I’ve written in the past about how I started paying attention to music…” on Sep 8th, 2020 →
Letters To Cleo - Here and Now
Star Maker MachineFollow “Letters to Cleo: Here and Now [purchase Aurora Glory Alice] This theme was inspired by the attempt by the Trump…” on Sep 1st, 2020 →
Human Sexual Response - 12345678910
Star Maker MachineFollow “Human Sexual Response: 12345678910 [purchase] Did I ever see Human Sexual Response live? Did I interview them at WPRB? I…” on Aug 26th, 2020 →
Gang Of Four - Not Great Men
Star Maker MachineFollow “Gang of Four: Not Great Men [purchase] There’s an old theory of history called the “Great Man” theory, which, not…” on Aug 4th, 2020 →