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.
Options - Sometime
Chicago ReaderFollow “Options Tue 8/12 at Empty Bottle The post Chicago rock act Options makes subtle shifts to go into Beast Mode…” on Aug 1st →
Options - Guess We'll See
Rosy OverdriveFollow “Hello there, and welcome to the midway mark of 2025, I suppose (basically, I noticed other websites putting up their…” on Jun 9th →
Options - Time's Up
stereogumFollow “Seth Engel is a recording engineer in Chicago, and he also makes his own music under the name Options. Two…” on Aug 19th, 2024 →
Options - Fieldy
Add To Wantlist Follow “Seth Engel is one productive human being. He engineers (Pinegrove, Floatie, NNAMDÏ, Ratboys, Mister Goblin, C.H.E.W., and Stress Positions are…” on Jul 6th, 2022 →
Options - How About Now
Post-TrashFollow “by Patrick Pilch (@pratprilch) Chicago-based studio whiz Seth Engel has put out a steady annual drip of self-produced bedroom-rock since…” on Jul 15th, 2021 →
Options - Lure
Consequence of SoundFollow “In our new music feature Origins, we task artists with giving fans a behind-the-process look at what inspired their latest…” on Feb 16th, 2021 →
Options - Warm
Post-TrashFollow “by Dan Goldin (@post_trash_) Welcome to FUZZY MEADOWS, our weekly recap of this week's new music. We're sharing our favorite…” on Oct 17th, 2020 →
Options - Better Past
Chicago ReaderFollow “Chicago punk multi-instrumentalist Seth Engel can deliver a sweet, melancholy riff so gracefully that you’d think he lives inside the…” on May 29th, 2020 →
Options - Waiting
Post-TrashFollow “by Katie Hanford I first heard "Waiting" on one of Post-Trash's monthly playlists. From the onset my head was bobbing…” on Feb 11th, 2019 →
Options - And On
The AlternativeFollow “September is not supposed to be this packed with incredible music. The pure amount of music that has come out…” on Oct 3rd, 2018 →
Options - Fog
The Deli MagazineFollow “Main Artist you are covering (it will be added to our charts): Options Link to Artist's Bandcamp or Soundcloud page:…” on Aug 10th, 2018 →
& Options - Traces Of The Past feat. LILLITH双生
Tiny Mix TapesFollow “Vaporous, incorporeal even. There’s a mournful streak even in such airy and ascendant sounds, like you’re being lifted out your…” on Dec 7th, 2017 →
& Options - Teabreak
Tiny Mix TapesFollow “The label & Options positions itself as a post-internet label. Fittingly, BLOOPERS is a post-industrial album, running afoul of the…” on Jun 22nd, 2017 →
Options - milk
Chicago ReaderFollow “In September prolific Chicago musician Seth Engel dropped Maxed Out, a full-length of woeful but ebullient power pop by his…” on Nov 30th, 2016 →
Options. - one.twentyone gigawatts
EgyptianMaraccasFollow “OPTIONS * ONE TWENTYONE GIGAWATTS Hello this is OPTIONS from LOS ANGELES. We’ve been posting several bands here with generic…” on Jul 7th, 2012 →
Options - Yours Truly
The Vinyl DistrictFollow “At the beginning of the year, we spotlighted a Kickstarter from Chicago indie-rock group Options. The campaign, an effort to…” on Jun 4th, 2012 →
Options - Waterfall
The Vinyl DistrictFollow “Adopting the name Options, Chicago transplant Seth Engel makes music that blends influences from acoustic singer-songwriters, indie rock, and pop…” on Jan 4th, 2012 →