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.
James Blackshaw - Why Keep Still? (Bonus Track)
stereogumFollow “In 2016, English guitarist James Blackshaw announced the ostensible end of his music career, citing how difficult it was to…” on Jun 4th, 2023 →
James Blackshaw - Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
HI54Follow “Every week I shuffle up all the songs I’ve liked over the years—well, all the songs I was smrt enough…” on Sep 26th, 2021 →
James Blackshaw - Why Keep Still?
An Aquarium DrunkardFollow “In 2016, James Blackshaw announced an indefinite hiatus from music. And while it sadly hasn't gotten easier for musicians in…” on Dec 3rd, 2019 →
James Blackshaw - Confetti
TrebleFollow “"I feel a new energy and desire to record again and return to the stage."” on Jul 28th, 2019 →
James Blackshaw - Towa No Yume
beehypeFollow “Her voice will relax our shoulders and straighten our spine. Above all, I love her simple melodies and the sound…” on Jul 14th, 2015 →
James Blackshaw - Failure's Flame
Swan FungusFollow “Hey world. It’s been a very long, and very stressful, and very depressing weekend. So I’m not going to waste…” on Mar 23rd, 2015 →
James Blackshaw - Fantomas : Le Faux Magistrat (Part 9)
Decoder MagazineFollow “Okay, okay, you caught me—until now, I only knew of Fantômas as the weird soundtrack-metal super-group. As it turns out,…” on Jul 7th, 2014 →
james blackshaw & lubomyr melnyk - the watchers (album preview)
Dusted MagazineFollow “by Erin Leigh Zimman The Watchers is an exceptionally fine duet between stylistically sympathetic composers, Lubomyr Melnyk and James Blackshaw.…” on Aug 8th, 2013 →
importantrecords - Haftorang" by James Blackshaw & Lubomyr Melnyk IMPREC375
raven sings the bluesFollow “This is a document of two artists speaking to one another through strings plucked and hammered simultaneously. Blackshaw, long a…” on Apr 30th, 2013 →
James Blackshaw - Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
The Brown NoiseFollow “I've written 70 blurbs for our year-end celebration this year. According to my word processor, that's 26 pages of writing.…” on Jan 3rd, 2013 →
James Blackshaw - A Momentary Taste of Being
No WordsFollow “MMXII I/II: Best Folksongs of 2012 (in no particular order) Download (ZIP) / Request Immediate Removal .................... 1) Brother Sun,…” on Jul 10th, 2012 →
James Blackshaw - Love Is The Plan, The Plan Is Death
EARMILKFollow “Reaching the halfway mark of the year is an exciting time for a music fan, especially for a year that…” on Jun 26th, 2012 →
James Blackshaw - Spiralling Skeleton Memorial
DoklandsFollow “Is it ages since we listened to some James Blackshaw together? I don't know, but it seems like it. Here's…” on Jan 29th, 2012 →
James Blackshaw - Holly
Cast the DiceFollow “James Blackshaw - Love is The Plan, The Plan is Death British exquisite composer and guitar virtuoso James Blackshaw has…” on Jan 27th, 2012 →
james blackshaw - holly ep (album preview)
das klienicumFollow “die kurzen kommen häufig zu kurz. oft übersieht man sie. dabei können sie ähnlich bezaubern, wie es einem durchgängig guten…” on Nov 15th, 2011 →
James Blackshaw - Transient Life in Twilight
20 jazz funk greatsFollow “Here at 20JFG we quite obviously find music an incredibly evocative experience. We dabble in what appear, quite often, to…” on Apr 22nd, 2011 →
James Blackshaw - All Is Falling, Pt. 7 (Edit)
No WordsFollow “Top 15 Folk Albums of 2010: Year of the tiger1) Joanna Newsom • Have One on Me • Drag City2)…” on Jan 4th, 2011 →
James Blackshaw - Part
Swan FungusFollow “I feel like we should all be jamming out to “Right Now” (and drinking Crystal Pepsi?), because this is the…” on Dec 31st, 2010 →
James Blackshaw - Part
20 jazz funk greatsFollow “It was as if, glimpsed from the right angle, all of the attempts at categorisation had but cascaded into one.…” on Dec 26th, 2010 →
James Blackshaw - Cross
Loft And LostFollow “So here we are then. The last part of my review of the year. Hope you enjoy. (Parts One and…” on Dec 22nd, 2010 →