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.
Quantic - Eko Eko (DJ-Kicks)
The Vinyl FactoryFollow “Essential weekend listening. This week’s rundown is by VF contributors Emily Hill, David Murray and James Hammond. yeule Evangelic Girl…” on May 30th →
james K - Play
music islandsFollow “何でしょう、このエテリアルな感動は。本当にかわいくてたまりません。イギリス、ロンドン発のドリームポップ、シューゲイザー、トリップホップなドリームポップ・デュオ「deary（ディアリー）」は、ギタリスト・プロデューサーのベンイーストン（Ben Easton）と、ボーカリストのレベッカドッティコックラム（ Rebecca Dottie Cockram ）によって結成されました。２０２０年のパンデミック中にソーシャルメディアを通じて音楽制作を開始。deary の音楽は、Cocteau Twins や Slowdive、Portishead、saint etie” on Jul 24th →
Nation of Language - Inept Apollo
KCRW Today's Top TuneFollow “Brooklyn-based trio Nation of Language has an ardent-and-ever-expanding international audience for their danceable take on new wave, post-punk, and shoegaze.…” on May 29th →
Nick León - Ghost Orchid Feat. Ela Minus
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Our guide to last month's crucial releases from the world of Latin music. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Aug 6th →
T5UMUT5UMU - Oasis
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Our guide to the month’s crucial electronic music. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on May 6th →
LEISURE - Welcome to the Mood
SodweeFollow “Leisure have returned, cool as ever, moving at a speed that can only be described as perfectly unbothered. After the…” on Apr 28th →
Snuggle - Woman Lake
Dansende BerenFollow “De tweekoppige band Snuggle maakt muziek voor van die momenten waarop je een koptelefoon opzet om de wereld even op…” on Apr 19th →
Charif Megarbane - Hanadi
Rimas e BatidasFollow “Todos sabemos o quão satisfatório pode ser ter uma epifania, aquele instante quase neurológico que muitos desejam com todas as…” on Sep 11th →
VOV VOV! - Night Ride
We All Want Someone To Shout ForFollow “Italian indie rockers VOV VOV! released their debut EP, Sunbathing in a Magnetic Field, last month via Factory Flaws. They…” on Jun 4th →
Sea Lemon - Stay
Indie For BunniesFollow “Se mi chiedeste chi sono le fanciulle più adorabili del dream-pop attuale, beh, non potrei che rispondervi Hazel English e…” on Jun 22nd →
Saya Gray - SHELL ( OF A MAN )
Berkeley PlaceFollow “Here’s the ones I missed… One of my favorite things about the end of the year is … Lists! I…” last week →
Maria Usbeck - Mantarraya
HighcloudsFollow “Below, Ecuadorian New York-based musician Maria Usbeck premieres the music video for her brand-new single “Mantarraya”: a preview of her…” on Feb 26th →
Barker - Reframing
The QuietusFollow “From all out weird to the ultra polished, club-ready to armchair gems, here are the finest electronic albums of 2025,…” on Dec 9th →
Mei Semones - Dumb Feeling
Lazy-iFollow “Benjamin Booker plays Reverb Lounge Saturday. by Tim McMahan, Lazy-i.com The hottest shows of the weekend are in Lincoln again…” on Feb 14th →
Sirens Of Lesbos - Call Me Back feat. SadBoi And Kabusa Oriental Choir
IGGY MAGAZINEFollow “Avec « Call Me Back », Sirens of Lesbos, le duo suisse formé des sœurs Jasmina et Nabyla Serag, livre…” on Nov 16th, 2024 →
Baths & Rachika Nayar - Dried Apricot
ArcanaFollow “by Ben Hogwood What’s the story? Emmett Shoemaker writes profoundly and eloquently in the documentation to this release, penned on…” on Feb 12th →
Sun Angels - 777
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Founded by Tokyo duo Minna-no-kimochi, it's less a label than a forward-thinking, club-friendly ecosystem. Read full story on the Bandcamp…” on Jan 15th →
Shabaka - Living (feat. Eska Mtungwazi)
said the gramophoneFollow “For the twentieth time, I am here on a blog called Said the Gramophone to share my favourite songs of…” on Dec 7th, 2024 →
mary in the junkyard - this is my california
Various Small FlamesFollow “Alexei Shishkin – Greenwich Mean “As inventive as it is relaxed, the whole thing buoyed by a sense of patience…” on Nov 18th, 2024 →
Fazerdaze - Cherry Pie
UndertheradarFollow “AMA winner is bringing her duo show to Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland.” on Jun 4th →
Oklou - choke enough
HighcloudsFollow “French producer, vocalist, and composer Marylou Mayniel—better known as Oklou—has detailed her highly anticipated debut album, choke enough, dropping in…” on Nov 21st, 2024 →
Lynn Avery & Cole Pulice - All That the Air Allows
PitchforkFollow “The ambient musician and experimental saxophonist reunite for a spacious album that glows with the chilly beauty of winter sun.” on Dec 1st, 2024 →
Rosie Lowe - In My Head
Super Super SoundsFollow “In My Head by Rosie LoweRosie Lowe - Lover, OtherLoving this to bits - neo-soul/funk but with a...” on Jul 10th, 2024 →
BLACK FONDU - ANOTHER DOMESTIC
Mutant ZonesFollow “ANOTHER DOMESTIC by BLACK FONDU New Black Fondu's single "Another Domestic" sounds like some mutated 2011 summer joint. Posi-vibe beat…” on Sep 26th, 2024 →
Claude Fontaine - Laissez-Moi L’aimer
Filles SouriresFollow “Claude Fontaine (real name: Nicole Rosenfield) is compared to the big guns: ‘At times, Fontaine channels Jane Birkin as backed…” on Sep 4th, 2024 →
Parannoul - 주마등 (A Lot Can Happen)
PopMattersFollow “The genre rediscovery via TikTok during the first stages of the pandemic has been going on long enough that we…” on Dec 12th, 2024 →
Oval Angle - Mask Maker
Bandcamp DailyFollow “R&B, doomgaze, reggae, and more. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Jul 26th, 2024 →
Lava La Rue - Humanity
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Our list of excellent music from the past year continues. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Dec 3rd, 2024 →
Woody & Jeremy - Love Letter
Add To Wantlist Follow “Chicago-based songwriters Woody Goss and Jeremy Daly are back with their 70s-inspired new album Hold Up, Look Back. We get…” on Jul 18th, 2024 →
HINDS - Between Cans
Music For AntsFollow “Hinds @ SXSW / Hype Hotel (3/19/15) After Chastity Belt came another all-girl group (an awesome trend, I must say),…” on Apr 2nd, 2015 →
Julia-Sophie - telephone
START-TRACKFollow “At Start-Track we like to invite our favourite artists to create guest playlists for us” on Oct 24th, 2024 →
Luna Li - Confusion Song
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Looking back at the second quarter of 2024. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Sep 27th, 2024 →
NikNak - You Were Supposed To Be Good (Feat. Grifton Forbes Amos & Cassie Kinoshi)
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Our guide to the year’s crucial electronic releases. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Dec 13th, 2024 →
Rachael Lavelle - Travel Size
Clash MagazineFollow “This coming Thursday (March 7th) will see the Irish music industry gather to celebrate the best of the past 12…” on Mar 4th, 2024 →
UTO - 2MOONS
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Alternative pop, stoner metal, post-punk, and more. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Apr 12th, 2024 →
Waxahatchee - Right Back to It (feat. MJ Lenderman)
For The RabbitsFollow “To borrow from Lauryn Hill’s Everything Is Everything, after EPs must come Albums – so presented for posterity, the below…” on May 15th →
astrel k - Darkness At Noon
Post-TrashFollow “by Zak Mercado (@ciaoguaglione) One might hear Ulrika Spacek and not appreciate the pop sensibility underlying some of the harsher,…” on Mar 7th, 2024 →
Amaro Freitas - Encantados
stereogumFollow “The Black Art Jazz Collective came together in 2013, with saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, trombonist James Burton III,…” on Mar 19th, 2024 →
Fonteyn - Jody
One Chord to AnotherFollow “Just a quick post of songs and music videos that I love. First long-time fave Flora Hibberd with a song…” on Aug 27th, 2024 →
Whitelands feat. Dottie - Tell Me About It
For The RabbitsFollow “To borrow from Lauryn Hill’s Everything Is Everything, after EPs must come Albums – so presented for posterity, the below…” on May 15th →
Jessica Pratt - Life Is
said the gramophoneFollow “For the twentieth time, I am here on a blog called Said the Gramophone to share my favourite songs of…” on Dec 7th, 2024 →
Cho Co Pa Co Cho Co Quin Quin - Gandhara - ガンダーラ
TwistedsoulFollow “Unwind with our curated selection of essential albums in this week's 'Between The Cracks'. The post Between The Cracks: Six…” on Mar 15th, 2024 →
kelly moran - Butterfly Phase
+rcmndedlistenFollow “Photo by Brandon Bowen To anyone grinding away in the daily capitalist slog we’ve come to normalize in this life,…” on Feb 24th, 2024 →
Asha Wells - The Carousel
Various Small FlamesFollow ““A piece of idiosyncratic pop which melds the experience of classical training with a willingness to push beyond conventions to…” on Jan 17th, 2024 →
Elaquent - Hoes Mad (feat. Brittney Carter & JazStarr)
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Our guide to the month’s crucial hip-hop LPs. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Nov 28th, 2023 →
The Last Dinner Party - Nothing Matters
Cougar MicrobesFollow “When the buzz started swirling around The Last Dinner Party I admit I felt a flicker of scepticism. An all-female…” on Feb 16th, 2024 →
Golden Apples - Sugarfire
Remember The LightningFollow “Golden Apples (L-to-R): Melissa Brain (drums), Matthew Scheuermann (bass), Russell Edling (guitar/vocals), Mimi Gallagher (guitar, vocals). Listening to Golden Apples’…” on Oct 10th, 2023 →