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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Cornell Campbell - Natty Dread In A Greenwich Farm
Super Super SoundsFollow “Natty Dread In A Greenwich Farm by VP RecordsCornell Campbell - I Man A The Stal-A-WattMy favourite...” on Dec 30th, 2023 →
The Twinkle Brothers - Since I Threw The Comb Away
27 LeggiesFollow “I'll be brisk and business-like today. Things to do, people to see, places to build - you know how it…” on Feb 8th, 2023 →
Slim Smith - Born to Love
HI54Follow “Born to Love by Slim Smith “Jamaica has been blessed with great singers so you might have missed him. Used…” on Apr 22nd, 2022 →
The Maytals - Night and Day
The Listening Post BlogFollow ““The Maytals were unlike anything else … sensational, raw and dynamic.” (Island Records founder, Chris Blackwell) Many moons ago I…” on Apr 17th, 2022 →
Bob Andy - You Don't Know
For The Sake Of The SongFollow “Just got the sad news that Keith Anderson, better known under the stage name of Bob Andy, has left us.…” on Mar 28th, 2020 →
The Upsetters - Bad Lamp
For The Sake Of The SongFollow “At 83, Lee 'Scratch' Perry is still alive and kicking, recording and gigging. And that's cool of course. But as…” on Oct 11th, 2019 →
Augustos Pablo - Shake Up
DoklandsFollow “Just a quickie today, a classic cut from Augustus Pablo's 1974 Ital Dub. It's engineered by King Tubby and has…” on Jul 31st, 2019 →
Gregory Isaacs - All I Have Is Love
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A GUEST POSTING by THE SWEDE from UNTHOUGHT OF SOMEHOW blog In a career spanning over 40 years, Gregory Isaacs…” on Oct 22nd, 2018 →
King Stitt - Fire Corner
27 LeggiesFollow “The first instalment of a new series of songs about corners. I was originally just looking for something to play…” on Oct 19th, 2018 →
Derrick Morgan - Seven Letters
27 LeggiesFollow “In my humble opinion Ventrice Morgan, a.k.a Queen Ifrica, is one of the best female reggae singers to emerge over…” on Mar 26th, 2018 →
The Heptones - Oil In My Lamp
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Inset image – Bob Marley and the Wailers. When, in the late 1950s, naturally curious and open-minded sound system owner…” on Feb 22nd, 2018 →
The Heptones - Only Sixteen
For The Sake Of The SongFollow “This one goes out to someone special. "Layin' 'round doing nothing like all my friends, play it cool, don't get…” on Feb 22nd, 2017 →
Errol Dunkley - You're Gonna Need Me
27 LeggiesFollow “For Record Store Day next Saturday, VP Records will be releasing a limited edition box of vinyl singles called "First…” on Apr 3rd, 2016 →
TOMORROW'S CHILDREN - Rain (Rock Steady)
Cover MeFollow “The Beatles' best B-side? Perhaps. Certainly it was the most inspiring to these five cover artists.” on Oct 9th, 2015 →
Busty Brown - Don't Look Back
27 LeggiesFollow “For our first Single Song Sunday of the year, we have a message for those of you still mooching after…” on Jan 11th, 2015 →
The Ethiopians - The Word Is Love
The 'SpillFollow “Copyright: mashakotscur / 123RF Stock Photo Some laid-back sounds for you to start the week. We’ve had some wonderful worms…” on Aug 11th, 2014 →
Young Tiger - Calypso Be
The 'SpillFollow “Copyright: pillepalle / 123RF Stock Photo Something of a menagerie this week with dinosaurs and tigers running amok. Hope you…” on May 12th, 2014 →
Ken Boothe - Can't You See
blahblahblahscienceFollow “It’s hard to resist a song that opens with lines like “can’t you see, she is lonely / leave her…” on Oct 26th, 2013 →