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.
Ciara O'neill - Le Soleil
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “It's been three years since the release of "Arrow", the second album from Northern Irish singer/songwriter Ciara O'Neill, who for…” on Jul 30th, 2021 →
Invaderband - I Won't Remember You
ChordblossomFollow “In time for the release of the second album from Derry’s Invaderband, we had the pleasure of chatting to the…” on Oct 5th, 2021 →
Lauren Bird - Keep Trying
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “The Metaphorical Boat has been fans of Strabane singer/songwriter Lauren Bird for some time, enjoying her fantastic 2017 album "The…” on Feb 7th, 2021 →
Touma - Fading Out (Epilogue)
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “This is a blog post that has been nearly 10 years in the making. I first came across singer/songwriter Kacie…” on Sep 25th, 2020 →
Thrillhouse - 2045
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “A new addition to the burgeoning group of "bands who have named themselves after obscure references from The Simpsons", Brighton…” on Aug 31st, 2020 →
Matthew Frederick - Laura Jones
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “Back in March when "the event" was starting to ramp up, I went out and bought a bucket load of…” on Jul 13th, 2020 →
Our Krypton Son - White Sun
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “Chris McConaghy, who records under the moniker Our Krypton Son, has been one Derry's more underrated singer-songwriters of the past…” on May 31st, 2020 →
Big Daisy - Go Outside
ChordblossomFollow “For years Axis Of were one of the most sought after performers if you were a promoter booking a gig…” on May 23rd, 2022 →
malojian - The Singularity
ChordblossomFollow “In these times of self-isolation and social distancing there is plenty to be upbeat about. Despite being so far apart…” on Apr 12th, 2020 →
Jamie Johnson - Old Friend
Where the Music MeetsFollow “From all indie genres, Folk seems to have a special place in our hearts. We can't help to get back…” on Mar 16th, 2020 →
All The Few - Remedy
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “All The Few are a 4-piece group from Belfast. Having released a couple of well-received singles in 2019, they are…” on Feb 25th, 2020 →
Mark Hegan - Love, Wait For Me
ChordblossomFollow ““No I never wanted anything I could fit into my head” Mark Hegan has a nice voice. It’s at the…” on Apr 23rd, 2020 →
Conchúr White - Bikini Crops
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “It's been a while since we've did one of these round-ups of songs from Northern Ireland that have really taken…” on Feb 22nd, 2020 →
ScottMacKay - Half of Everything
Zone NightsFollow “ScottMacKay, es el encargado de hacer sonar fuerte su nuevo sencillo, al mejor estilo americana. Bajo el nombre, Half of…” on Feb 18th, 2020 →
Parkerbossley - Lifted
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “We're just on the cusp of finding out which songs that made the top 10 in our yearly count-down, but…” on Dec 24th, 2019 →
Junodream - Odd Behaviour
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “We're nearly at the halfway point of our countdown, as we look at the songs that ended up at numbers…” on Dec 17th, 2019 →
Tom Williams Music - It's Dark Now
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “We're up to the tracks at 20 to 16 on the countdown now, with tunes from a former year-end chart-topper,…” on Dec 21st, 2019 →
teamRKT - Working Sundays
ChordblossomFollow “Artists who emulate video game music are on the rise. TeamRKT’s June release ‘Cities’ is a neat four track EP…” on Jan 19th, 2021 →
Sports Team - M5
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “We're into the top half of our favourite songs of 2019 now, with some fabulous tunes making it to 25…” on Dec 19th, 2019 →
Matt McGinn - BUBBLEGUM
ChordblossomFollow “It was in the Black Box in April 2018 that Matt McGinn debuted some of the music and ideas that…” on Mar 8th, 2020 →
BROODS - Hospitalized +1 remix
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “Tracks that made it from 35 to 31 in the countdown, with songs from New Zealand synth-pop, another country/hip-hop hybrid,…” on Dec 15th, 2019 →
I Was a King - Hatchet
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “Songs from numbers 40 to 36 now follow. This section features heartfelt Irish folk, Rozalla-interpolating Birmingham indie, Donegal country-inflected singer-songwriter…” on Dec 14th, 2019 →
Peter J McCauley - Pony On The Fare
ChordblossomFollow “Peter J. McCauley has spent much of lockdown watching RuPaul’s Drag Race with his wife. Aside from working on his…” on Jul 28th, 2020 →
cheerbleederz - 04 Cabin Fever
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “Time for the annual listageddon here at The Metaphorical Boat. Over the next few days we will be counting down…” on Dec 8th, 2019 →
Other Voices - Master
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “Drop The Shadow are a rock trio that hail from Dublin. Having released their debut single "Break The Fall" last year,…” on Nov 30th, 2019 →
Lore - More Than This
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “Since forming in 2015, Derry 4-piece Lore have released an E.P, a few singles (including a radical folk re-working of…” on Sep 18th, 2019 →
Skyward - Mark Hegan
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “It's great to get new music from an artist that we've been fans of on The Metaphorical Boat in different…” on Aug 26th, 2019 →
wojtek the bear - a long wait for bad news
Left Bank MagazineFollow “Glasgow-based four-piece wojtek the bear have just released this new tune, “a long wait for bad news,” and it’s perfect…” on Aug 4th, 2019 →
Buí - Something Else To Talk About
HI54Follow “In search of a routine more likely to get a fresh HI54 Mix Tape out the door every week, I…” on Mar 11th, 2020 →
King Hannah - CRÈME BRÛLÉE
music islandsFollow “FINE. – Coldblooded 虫の息。ドイツ、ベルリン発のダークなオルタナポップ、ファインさん。見ててなんだかとても良い感じがします。とはいえ、彼女のことはよくわからんけど。冬にぴったりの「coldblooded」ひぇ～ッ。 最後にやってきたこのミュージックビデオがビデオ大賞だったかも・・・_orz こっちも好きなんだけど・・・。 英リヴァプール発のアンビエントインディフォーク、King Hannah さん。 King Hannah – Crème Brûlée 最後にやってきたこのミュージックビデオがビデオ大賞だったかも・・・_orz もっと” on Dec 21st, 2020 →
LGATP - Most of the time
acid stagFollow “Let’s switch the pace to groove & bust out some of our finest dance moves 🌐🌐” on May 15th, 2019 →
Sun Gods - Zanzara
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “We're getting closer to finding out which song has clinched the top spot in our favourite songs of 2019, but…” on Dec 28th, 2019 →
brandnewfriend - Girl
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “We're tantalisingly close to finding out what The Metaphorical Boat's Top Song of 2018, but before we do, let us…” on Dec 30th, 2018 →
pizzagirl - gymnasium
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “We're ascending up the pecking order now, with the songs that have landed between 20 and 16 on our countdown,…” on Dec 27th, 2018 →
The Hector Collectors - Overton Window
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “Numbers 25 to 21 now, which includes some wonderful British hip-hop, one of the biggest hits of the summer, a…” on Dec 27th, 2018 →
Bad Wolves - Zombie
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “We're reaching the halfway stage now, with the songs that ranked 30-26 in our countdown for the year. This section…” on Dec 21st, 2018 →
Onr. - AMERICAN GODS
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “Numbers 35 to 31 next. In this part, we've got a heartbreaking song about the Orlando shootings, a Scottish purveyor…” on Dec 20th, 2018 →
Toto - Hash Pipe
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “Numbers 40 to 36 are next in this five-song-at a-time countdown. Within the five songs in question is one of…” on Dec 17th, 2018 →
Benin City - Final Form
The Devil Has The Best TunaFollow “Benin City From: London, England With the standard of entries so high this years it is proving to be a…” on Feb 27th, 2019 →
Owen Denvir - Human Touch
The Metaphorical BoatFollow “Up next are songs from 45 to 41 in the countdown. This sections includes two top notch local singer/songwriters, Welsh…” on Dec 16th, 2018 →