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.
Latest 1985 tracks
The Colourfield - Thinking Of You
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Here comes an ICA from a short-lived band, with just two albums and seven UK singles to select from. Despite…” on Mar 11th →
Near Paris - Visions
Record TurnoverFollow “RECORD TURNOVER 80s HITS #202 Near Paris was a little-known duo from Columbus, Ohio, who released a single 12″ on…” on Mar 4th →
Happy Mondays - Delightful
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I was tempted, for the second successive time in this series, to offer some question marks with the heading. Last…” on Jun 27th, 2023 →
John Wayne - Call The Police
27 LeggiesFollow “Today we feature a magnificent seven reggae artists who chose to name themselves after screen cowboys. "Why?", I hear you…” on Mar 14th, 2023 →
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “My huge thanks to those of you who gave such warm welcomes to this new series. Just to clarify on…” on Jan 28th, 2023 →
The June Brides - Sunday to Saturday
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A couple of weeks back I found myself, very willingly, at the very first Glas-Goes Pop Festival. It took place…” on Aug 23rd, 2022 →
Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere +2 remixes
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Having reached #66 in this fairly regular series, my mind turned to songs with the word ‘road’ in the title.…” on Aug 16th, 2022 →
Primal Scream - All Fall Down
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “It wasn’t regarded as being all that cracking back in May 1985. Indeed, it was regarded as something of a…” on May 18th, 2022 →
Ruth - Polaroïd/Roman/Photo
BrooklynVeganFollow “This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums by Nilüfer Yanya, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Guided by Voices,…” on Mar 4th, 2022 →
10,000 Maniacs - Can't Ignore The Train
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “10,000 Maniacs, from Jamestown in the state of New York, came to prominence in 1983 after the self-recording of a…” on Dec 9th, 2021 →
The Fall - L.A.
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Another song that I only picked up on a few years after its release as a single in October 1985.…” on Oct 3rd, 2021 →
The Loft - Up The Hill And Down The Slope
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A word of praise for Optic Nerve Recordings, a reissue label based in Preston in north-west England (about 34 miles…” on Apr 9th, 2021 →
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Lost Weekend +1 remix
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I don’t do this every year, but I’m giving a birthday shout out to S.C. ,pictured above a few seconds…” on Feb 18th, 2021 →
The Jesus and Mary Chain - You Trip Me Up
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Album: Psychocandy – The Jesus and Mary Chain Review: Rolling Stone, 27 May 1986 Author: Tim Holmes The Jesus and…” on Jan 1st, 2021 →
The Cure - In Between Days
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A GUEST POSTING by jimdoes There’s been so many great opening tracks that were singles – here’s my ten favourites,…” on Nov 12th, 2020 →
Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring on the Dancing Horses (Extended Mix)
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “There’s something Pavlovian about Julian Cope posts that makes me immediately want to feature Echo & The Bunnymen. I recently…” on Oct 8th, 2020 →
The Sound - One Thousand Reasons
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A GUEST POSTING by MARTIN ELLIOT (OUR SWEDISH CORRESPONDENT) I was surprised when I realised no one had done an…” on Sep 24th, 2020 →
Madonna - Dress You Up The 12" Formal Mix +2 more
The Lost TurntableFollow “Madonna Dress You Up (The 12″ Formal Mix) Dress You Up (The Casual Instrumental Mix) Papa Don’t Preach [Extended Version]…” on Sep 22nd, 2020 →
Microdisney - Birthday Girl
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Microdisney was an Irish band that was founded in Cork in 1980, with its two mainstays being Cathal Coughlan (keyboards,…” on Aug 28th, 2020 →