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.
The Pursuit of Happiness - I'm An Adult Now
Shelter From the NormFollow “"I’m an Adult Now" by Pursuit of Happiness 4:29 for 4/29 Well, I don’t hate my parents I don’t get…” on Apr 29th, 2014 →
Limahl - L'Historie Sans Fin (Never Ending Story) French Version
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A guest posting by Leon MacDuff Around this time last year, I offered up an ICA looking at what Giorgio…” on Feb 12th →
Aboriginal Voices - Voices In The Memory
Post-Punk.comFollow “Experiencing Dee Dee’s Picks is like wandering through a beloved local record store, where every shelf and table is a…” on Mar 9th →
Nikki and The Corvettes - BOYS, BOYS, BOYS
Super Super SoundsFollow “BOYS, BOYS, BOYS by Munster RecordsNikki and The Corvettes - S/TThis is amazing! The poppiest punk...” on Jan 20th →
REO Speedwagon - Take It On The Run
Shelter From the NormFollow “awordoraline: REO Speedwagon - Take It On The Run But I know the neighborhood And talk is cheap when the…” on Sep 20th, 2013 →
Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Welcome to the second post of today. All you need to do is read over the January 1979 posts for…” on Feb 12th →
Band Apart - Strainer
Record TurnoverFollow “RECORD TURNOVER 80s HITS #192 Probably named after the Godard film starring Anna Karina, Band Apart was an intercontinental duo…” on Jan 4th →
PiL - Rise (single version)
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A GUEST POSTING FROM TWO MORE COOL DUDES IN CALIFORNIA Jonny the Friendly Lawyer writes: – It was fun talking…” on Feb 7th, 2021 →
Solid Space - Tenth Planet
raven sings the bluesFollow “While everyone is already wrapping up the year, there’s still some work to do around here, and that includes a…” on Dec 8th, 2023 →
Twice a Man - Decay
Post-Punk.comFollow “We react on what is going on in our ”modern world,” all these things that needs a response and to…” on Aug 3rd, 2023 →
Beograd - Opasne Igre
underratedFollow “Beograd были настоящими первопроходцами югославской синти-поп-сцены. Попав под растущее влияние новой волны, в 1983-м музыканты выпустили “Remek Depo” – пластинка…” on Aug 29th, 2023 →
Sauveur Mallia - Smurfissimo
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Embrace the sequins and prepare for blast-off. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Oct 20th, 2023 →
Desireless - Voyage Voyage +2 remixes
Hashmoder BlogFollow “Desireless is French singer Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop who’s voice is one of the most beautiful in the world. Her track Voyage…” on Apr 20th, 2010 →
LOS INVASORES - Historias de falsos amigos
Snooping the BandcampFollow “demo 1987 by LOS INVASORES 7/16/23. Kerry Cardoza’s “The Best Punk on Bandcamp” always results in at least one post.…” on Jul 16th, 2023 →
THE ELECTRONIC CIRCUS - Direct Lines
Record TurnoverFollow “RECORD TURNOVER 80s HITS #135 The Electronic Circus was originally formed by Gary Numan’s keyboard player Chris Payne, whose second…” on Oct 11th, 2022 →
The Actor - Unreal Personality
Record TurnoverFollow “RECORD TURNOVER 80s HITS #141 The Actor was a Dutch synthesizer duo who superceded Kraftwerk and appeared around the same…” on Dec 8th, 2022 →
Yazoo - Winter Kills +1 remix
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Yazoo, the new synth-duo formed by keyboard genius Vince Clarke (ex-Depeche Mode) and the then unknown vocalist Alison Moyet, proved…” on Jun 5th, 2018 →
The Cure - A Few Hours After This
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A TWO-PART GUEST POSTING BY POST PUNK MONK The backstory was written last week, but in summary it’s the chance…” on Aug 19th, 2022 →
Starter - Minijupe
Record TurnoverFollow “RECORD TURNOVER 80s HITS #129 Starter formed in Switzerland in 1980 by Francis Foss who was also a fashion designer…” on Jun 29th, 2022 →
Dinosaur Jr - Freak Scene +1 remix
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I was away from home all of last week (up in St Andrews with a group of Canadian visitors over…” on Jul 18th, 2022 →
depeche mode - strangelove
speed of darkFollow “In 1987, my best friend lived across the street from us. She always seemed to know what was cool in…” on Apr 3rd, 2007 →
INXS - Don't Change
Concrete OpinionsFollow “I found a love that I had lost It was gone for too long Hear no evil in all directions…” on May 27th, 2022 →
The Corn Dollies - Be Small Again
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Before dealing with the scheduled business of the day, I really want to say a huge thanks to everyone who…” on Jan 20th, 2022 →
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue +3 remixes
PopdoseFollow “Here’s where we start digging into Disc 4 of the seven-disc box set Like, Omigod! The ’80s Pop Culture Box…” on May 8th, 2013 →
Visage - Fade To Grey +4 remixes
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “It’s become something of a tradition to use the 19 February posting to wish my wee brother, SC, a happy…” on Feb 18th, 2019 →
Altered Images - See Those Eyes
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I’m still mulling over a potential set list. And I’m hoping, subject to audience approval (i.e., they do get up…” on Nov 15th, 2018 →
A Flock of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I’ve mentioned previously that A Flock of Seagulls proved to be the worst headline band it’s ever been my misfortune…” on Mar 21st, 2022 →
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead +2 remixes
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “So here’s the thing. After more than 3,300 posts, a good number of which have been kindly submitted by guest…” on Mar 25th, 2022 →
Girls At Our Best! - Politics
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “It was back in June 2017 when I previously gave a mention to Girls At Our Best!, recalling that I…” on Mar 4th, 2021 →
Stelee Up - Waiting For You
Stamp The WaxFollow “The Pardonnez-nous crew unearth an 80s Italo Disco gem. The post Premiere: Stelee-Up – Waiting For You appeared first on…” on Jan 19th, 2022 →
GUERRE FROIDE - Ersatz
Record TurnoverFollow “RECORD TURNOVER 80s HITS #122 Guerre Froide was a coldwave group from Lille, France, who released their lone album on…” on Feb 5th, 2022 →
Los Microwaves - What's That Got To Do (With Loving You)
Requiem Pour Un TwisterFollow “The Dentists - Some people are on the pitch (Trouble in Mind) En 2010 nous écrivions une chronique enflammée du…” on Jan 6th, 2014 →
One Thousand Violins - I Remember When Everybody Used To Ride Bikes... Now We All Drive Cars
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The traffic to the blog slows up over the Festive period, and it’s therefore something of an opportunity to take…” on Dec 30th, 2021 →
Los Microwaves - Thin Ice
The Vinyl FactoryFollow “Drones, fever dreams, and garden chimes. This week’s rundown is by VF’s Will Pritchard and Lazlo Rugoff, alongside Emily Hill…” on Jan 7th, 2022 →
The Clean - Billy Two
Pequenos Classicos PerdidosFollow “Menos conhecido que o Chills mas igualmente influente, o The Clean – assim como o citado Chills, The Verlaines, Sneakin…” on Jan 7th, 2022 →
The Cure - Inbetween Days
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Standing On A Beach – The Cure (1986) So….does it mean that Standing On A Beach coming in at #13,…” on Jun 2nd, 2023 →
Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “It was earlier this month that myself and Rachel made our way over to the o2 Academy in Glasgow to…” on Nov 22nd, 2021 →
Scars - All About You
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “From the archives of the Edinburgh Evening News, 27 October 2017:- Scars were a post-punk quartet who briefly kissed the…” on Oct 30th, 2021 →
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Ferry Cross The Mersey
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Quick bit of background..... Today's contributor is someone I've met on occasion - he's a good friend of Son of…” on Apr 23rd, 2013 →
Eleven Pond - Watching Trees (bedroom demo)
Record TurnoverFollow “RECORD TURNOVER 80s HITS #105 Eleven Pond were a four-piece post-punk/synth-pop from Rochester comprising James Tabbi, Jeff Gallea, Jack Schaeffer…” on Sep 7th, 2021 →
Charlie - Spacer Woman (vocal)
ilictronixFollow “Maria Primachenko - Father Frost Carries the New-Year Tree (1960) Another year, another calendar to file away in a drawer.…” on Dec 31st, 2021 →
Tangled Shoelaces - Giant Rabbits
When You Motor AwayFollow “Sometimes when I see a band name I wonder whether there had been a decision to close their eyes, and…” on May 15th, 2021 →
Los Prisioneros - Sexo
27 LeggiesFollow “I recently acquired a double CD compilation of Spanish language rock and pop called "Llena Tu Cabeza De Rock... En…” on Sep 29th, 2021 →
Virginia Astley - Some Small Hope
The Lost TurntableFollow “I always find it interesting how my own tastes in music (and media as a whole for that matter) change…” on Nov 28th, 2016 →
Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven +3 remixes
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Pixies – Death To The Pixies (1997) What the actual? No Surfa Rosa or Doolittle?????? In fact, the former would…” on May 22nd, 2023 →
My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult - Devil Bunnies
Indie Rock CafeFollow “It’s 2011, and there’s so much happening. Not only are we working on our year end lists for the best…” on Jan 3rd, 2011 →
E-Zee Possee - Everything starts with an 'E' (original version)
Plain Or Pan?Follow “He wasn’t all about the dressing up, y’know. Or the heroin habit. Or the kidnapping and chaining up and false…” on Apr 23rd, 2020 →
Jane - It's a fine day
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “It’s now 40 years since Tracey Thorn dipped her toe into the murky waters of the music industry, initially with…” on May 29th, 2020 →
The Sound - New Dark Age
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 →