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.
Archived Posts from Dots & Dashes
gloomhush - Honest
Dots & DashesFollow “The better (or worse) part of an entire summer has passed since this site was logged into, but life is…” on Sep 14th, 2023 →
Blaue Blume - Crush
Dots & DashesFollow “Composing incredibly beautiful, intricate songs is one thing, and something that Blaue Blume have now been doing for the better…” on Feb 3rd, 2023 →
O. Girdler - Death Spin
Dots & DashesFollow “It wasn’t so long ago that O. Girdler struck a chord with début number I Want You (Say So) and…” on Aug 24th, 2022 →
O. Girdler - I Want You (Say So)
Dots & DashesFollow “Although there is an instantaneous sense of fleet spontaneity to O. Girdler’s I Want You (Say So), with repeat plays,…” on Aug 8th, 2022 →
sharonvanetten - Used To It
Dots & DashesFollow “Whether this should be said in relation to Love More, All I Can or Afraid of Nothing, Sharon Van Etten…” on Mar 2nd, 2022 →
Georgia Harmer - Austin
Dots & DashesFollow “Were Fleetwood Mac’s Dreams reimagined by Autolux, it probably wouldn’t sound too dissimilar to Toronto, Ontarian Georgia Harmer’s Austin. Which…” on Feb 8th, 2022 →
sharonvanetten - Porta
Dots & DashesFollow “The evolution of Sharon Van Etten’s songwriting, from crestfallen acoustica (Because I Was In Love) to synth-laden anthemia (Remind Me…” on Feb 8th, 2022 →
Sea Power - Two Fingers
Dots & DashesFollow “For fear of getting caught up in the swollen undertow of ‘an isolationist, antagonistic nationalism’ – one which has coursed…” on Aug 9th, 2021 →
Anna Prior - Thank You for Nothing
Dots & DashesFollow “I’ll always welcome reminders of how recordings, by their innate nature, serve as auricular records of the time and place…” on Aug 2nd, 2021 →
Damon Albarn Official - The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows
Dots & DashesFollow “Murmurings of The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows have rumbled about in the background for quite some…” on Jun 23rd, 2021 →
BANKS. - The Devil
Dots & DashesFollow “Offering as great a rate of return as any contemporary pop icon, Jillian Banks – best known by the non-negotiably…” on Jun 16th, 2021 →
JOHN (TIMESTWO) - A Song For Those Who Speed In Built-up Areas
Dots & DashesFollow “Given the past year-plus we’ve all endured, the thirst for live music is palpable; that for festivals can only be…” on Jun 7th, 2021 →
Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen - Like I Used To
Dots & DashesFollow “Duets worth their proverbial NaCl come about only too occasionally. (Chronologically, those which immediately spring to mind include, and are…” on May 20th, 2021 →
sharonvanetten - All Over Again
Dots & DashesFollow “Sharon Van Etten really can do very little wrong, although her withholding All Over Again from us – aside from…” on Sep 24th, 2020 →
Wicketkeeper - The Side
Dots & DashesFollow “We’ve made no secret of our affection for exceptional power-pop three-piece Wicketkeeper – in fairness, if we had, this site…” on Aug 19th, 2020 →
FEAR OF MEN - Into Strangeness
Dots & DashesFollow “Concision is a seldom celebrated quality in music, yet when executed well, it can really elevate a composition severalfold. Into…” on Jul 1st, 2020 →
Madeline Kenney - Sucker
Dots & DashesFollow “When you’ve got Wye Oak backing you up, you must be doing something right; when Kurt Wagner’s tar-stained tones also…” on May 20th, 2020 →
Phoebe Bridgers - I See You
Dots & DashesFollow “Draw back the curtains, “let the dystopian morning light pour in”, and welcome in the new day; a day just…” on May 20th, 2020 →