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.
James Blackshaw - Why Keep Still? (Bonus Track)
PitchforkFollow “After a nearly decade-long hiatus—including joblessness, injury, and personal loss—the UK guitarist returns with a moving, virtuosic album that communicates…” on Jan 13th →
Babymorocco - Body Organic Disco Electronic
PitchforkFollow “London’s himbo partyboy supreme delivers a sexy yet sensitive collection of queer club bangers.” on Jan 14th →
Blue Lake - Weft
zensounds with Stephan KunzeFollow “Paddy McAloon was in his early 40s when the singer and songwriter of the English band Prefab Sprout suddenly went…” on Jan 25th →
Djrum - Frekm pt. 1
PitchforkFollow “The UK producer and DJ’s thrilling, destabilizing tracks unfold with mind-bending complexity and effortless sleight of hand.” on Nov 24th, 2024 →
alëna korolëva - night creatures of the little lakes
a closer listenFollow “forms of minutiae was founded in 2020 by Pablo Diserens and Mathieu Bonnafous. The label has released twelve albums, with…” on Dec 10th, 2024 →
Asher White - Downstate Prairie
START-TRACKFollow “At Start-Track we like to invite our favourite artists to create guest playlists for us” on Oct 24th, 2024 →
Takkak Takkak - Garang
Burl Veneer's Music TumblrFollow “Takkak Takkak by Takkak Takkak Takkak Takkak - s/t LP - techno-gamelan A playfully eccentric, pulsating mass of precarious polyrhythms…” on Jul 2nd, 2024 →
BEAK> - Strawberry Line
Krach und so ...Follow “„Was will das Armageddon machen, wenn Du einfach weitertanzt?“ Wir halten fest: 2024 war, neben anderem, auch ein echt komisches…” on Jan 1st →
morimoto naoki - no oto 2-1
The Slow Music Movement BlogFollow “What Your Ears Say & The Cover Looks like no oto (pkg2) by morimoto naoki Brief Thoughts Over the years,…” on May 27th, 2024 →
Lip Critic - In The Wawa (Convinced I Am God)
PitchforkFollow “On their new album, the New York band collides hardcore, dance punk, and hip-hop like a little kid smashing together…” on May 19th, 2024 →
Bullion - World_train (feat. Charlotte Adigéry)
Herb SundaysFollow “Herb Sundays year in review: The songs that hit us hardest (Apple, Spotify). Art by Michael Cina. “The Year in…” on Dec 29th, 2024 →
Justice - Neverender (with Tame Impala)
Cougar MicrobesFollow “Justice, the French duo who once made our ears bleed in the best possible way, have finally returned from their…” on Aug 10th, 2024 →
Waxahatchee - Right Back to It (feat. MJ Lenderman)
nialler9Follow “My annual list of my favourite albums of year from 50 to 1. Previous years: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019….…” on Dec 19th, 2024 →
Metronomy x Pan Amsterdam - Nice Town (Original)
BrooklynVeganFollow “After a decade and a half on Because Music, Metronomy have signed with Ninja Tune. “It feels like a full…” on Mar 12th, 2024 →
Four Tet - Loved
Groove MagazineFollow “Wieder ein Jahr vorbei. Und die Alben? Manche waren schlecht, manche so mittel, manche sehr gut. Hier sind unsere Favoriten.…” on Dec 31st, 2024 →
The Twelve Hour Foundation - Watching the Wires
Burl Veneer's Music TumblrFollow “THF Compendium by The Twelve Hour Foundation The Twelve Hour Foundation - THF Compendium - 36 odds and ends collected…” on Mar 15th, 2024 →
Bolis Pupul - Ma Tau Wai Road (with Salah Pupul)
PitchforkFollow “Following his 2022 collaboration with Charlotte Adigéry, the Belgian-born producer examines his Hong Kong heritage on an album of clean-lined…” on Mar 8th, 2024 →
DJ Anderson do Paraiso - SADOMASOQUISTA (Feat. DJ DG DO RB & MC's PAULIN DO G, BRAIAN, PEPEU, DÃAN)
Passion of the WeissFollow “Please support our efforts to give you the best writing about the world’s best music by subscribing to Passion of…” last week →
Aretha Franklin - It Was You (Aretha Arrives Outtake)
HOLY SOULFollow “holysoul: Aretha Franklin It Was You (Outtake) MP3” on Feb 22nd, 2024 →
Molly Lewis - Lounge Lizard
PitchforkFollow “Guided by her spellbinding whistling, the Los Angeles musician’s debut album is as sumptuous and wistful as a vintage film…” on Feb 22nd, 2024 →
Laryssa Kim - Ma Chi Sei - Ascoso
PitchforkFollow “Pairing multilingual processed vocals with shape-shifting electroacoustic arrangements, the Italo-Congolese singer and composer explores the limits of the unconscious.” on Feb 25th, 2024 →
Erika de Casier - Test It
Chicago ReaderFollow “Erika de Casier knows yearning can be complex. The Danish songwriter and producer pulls from 90s R&B, neosoul, and downtempo…” on Mar 15th, 2024 →
Jayson Green & The Jerk - Local Jerk
Burl Veneer's Music TumblrFollow “Local Jerk / I Need Love by Jayson Green & The Jerk Jayson Green & The Jerk - Local Jerk…” on Jan 19th, 2024 →
Marika Hackman - No Caffeine 🇪
PitchforkFollow “After the Britpop gestures and electronic touches of her last two albums, the UK singer-songwriter explores a more pared-back mode…” on Jan 15th, 2024 →
Lauren Flax - I Don't Want To Hurt You
PitchforkFollow “Teaming up with Pale Blue singer Elizabeth Wight, the Brooklyn producer explores love and heartbreak in moody tracks that pair…” on Dec 6th, 2023 →
Izumi "Mimi" Kobayashi - Lazy Love
PitchforkFollow “A new compilation surveys the period in Japan when Jamaican influences mixed with the opulent melodies and high-production gloss of…” on Dec 8th, 2023 →
Salamanda - Homemade Jam
PitchforkFollow “The Korean electronic duo’s music is a curious world of bright colors, aqueous burbles, and even one otherworldly pop song.” on Jan 8th, 2024 →
Zachary Utz - ADD cups (feat. Rod Hamilton)
The Slow Music Movement BlogFollow “What Your Ears Say & The Cover Looks LIke Pop Wheelies by Zachary Utz What We Say If you need…” on Nov 13th, 2023 →
Ragana - Desolation's Flower
Chicago ReaderFollow “Last year, Olympia-based duo Ragana released their fourth full-length album, Desolation’s Flower (the Flenser), which balances radical political vision with…” on Jul 24th, 2024 →
Anoushka Shankar - Daydreaming (feat. Nils Frahm)
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Musicians explore the nexus of tradition and modernity on October's best folk releases. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Nov 7th, 2023 →
Helena Deland - The Animals
BrooklynVeganFollow “Folk music is one of those styles of music that really defies time. We tried not to reuse too many…” on Dec 22nd, 2023 →
Brandon De La Cruz - Disguise
The Slow Music Movement BlogFollow “What Your Ears Say & The Cover Looks Like Two Kilos of Blue by Brandon De La Cruz What We…” on Aug 26th, 2023 →
Diego Raposo - EL UNDERGROUND (feat. mediopicky)
PitchforkFollow “The Dominican producer takes a mischievous, electro-punk approach to genre fusions, mashing up the club, the rave, and the mosh…” on Aug 28th, 2023 →
Medline - Run For Cover
The Slow Music Movement BlogFollow “Medline - Run For Cover (My Bags) Medline transcended mere beat making years ago to hone his hip hop rooted…” on Aug 10th, 2023 →
King Krule - Flimsier
fadeawayradiateFollow “Overall, I have to say, I found more interesting music in 2023 than the year before. Actually quite a lot…” on Nov 22nd, 2023 →
Youth Lagoon - Rabbit
Under the RadarFollow “It’s been a long time since the last Youth Lagoon album. After a couple of albums under his real name,…” on Jun 29th, 2023 →
Decisive Pink - Destiny
Digital in BerlinFollow “Following the release of their exceptional debut album on Fire Records, alternative pop duo Decisive Pink come to Berlin in…” on Apr 19th, 2024 →
Stevie Wonder - Happier Than The Morning Sun
HOLY SOULFollow “holysoul: holysoul: Stevie Wonder Happier Than The Morning Sun HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STEVIE!!! MP3” on May 13th, 2023 →
Matty - MEU
Gorilla Vs. BearFollow “Prolific and insanely versatile artist + producer Matty Tavares takes us on a heady and genre-defying psych-jazz-rock journey... Continue reading…” on May 16th, 2023 →
Sly and the Family Stone - Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
HOLY SOULFollow “guessimdumb: Sly and the Family Stone - Que Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) (1973) I’m just feeling this one…” on May 4th, 2023 →
Prairiewolf - Roadside Bandit Type
I Thought I Heard A SoundFollow “The night is cool and pure. The wind drifts under your chin and over your shoulders like a lover's breath.…” on Oct 6th, 2023 →
ECHT! - Vault-A
Burl Veneer's Music TumblrFollow “ECHT! - Sink-Along - out today on Sdban Records, bass-heavy jazz fusion haunted by the ghost of dubstep Futuristic Brussels…” on May 5th, 2023 →
Andrea Belfi - Exotica
a closer listenFollow “Andrea Belfi discusses his latest album, Eternally Frozen, a canon-based composition for percussion, electronics, and brass ensemble. Inspired by a…” on Sep 19th, 2023 →
Steve Cobby - The World And Your Place In It
Burl Veneer's Music TumblrFollow “Steve Cobby - The New Law Of Righteousness - dreamy electronica with some acoustic guitar MP3” on Apr 19th, 2023 →
Lapa Dula - Agua previews
The Slow Music Movement BlogFollow “What Your Ears Say & The Cover Looks Like Agua by Lapa Dula What We Say As spring has sprung…” on Apr 18th, 2023 →
Carmen Jaci - I See
a closer listenFollow “There’s never a bad time for happy music. Happy music comes in a variety of intensities, from peaceful and comforting…” on Dec 7th, 2023 →
Bawrut - Yas Beyrut Love Edit
Burl Veneer's Music TumblrFollow “VA - Turkey & Syria Earthquake Relief Comp. Vol.1 Complied by Müstesna Records & Dance Music From Planet Earth (Ransom…” on Mar 16th, 2023 →
Michael Byron - Music of Steady Light: Part II
Bandcamp DailyFollow “With a roster of artists dedicated to the radical potential of beautiful sounds, Cold Blue Music explores the blissful realm…” on Sep 29th, 2023 →
WAAN - Omi
Sound Of The DayFollow “From the Bandcamp page: “WAAN represents the musical marriage of seasoned saxophonist Bart Wirtz and keyboard wiz Emiel van Rijthoven.…” on Dec 5th, 2023 →