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.
2nd Grade - You're a Yo-Yo
Remember The LightningFollow “Ten great new guitar pop tracks. The list below includes recent releases from two of my favorite modern bands, Philadelphia…” on May 29th →
2nd Grade - Superglue
Remember The LightningFollow “Our semi-annual Remember The Lightning: A Guitar Pop Journal is on an indefinite hiatus, but we’re really proud of the…” on Mar 22nd →
2nd Grade - Joan On Ice
janglepophubFollow “In a world where there seems to be an increasing tendency for blogmasters to climb over each other to be…” on Feb 1st →
2nd Grade - Velodrome
Remember The LightningFollow “I’ve been stubbornly lugging crates of vinyl around since I first moved out of my parents house at 19. Many…” on Jan 18th →
2nd Grade - Made Up My Own Mind
Post-TrashFollow “by Zak Mercado (@ciaoguaglione) Four albums in, the 2nd Grade modus operandi remains consistent, but the explorations in genre and…” on Dec 16th, 2024 →
2nd Grade - Bureau Of Autumn Sorrows
Rosy OverdriveFollow “Here we are! Rosy Overdrive’s 25 favorite albums of 2024, revealed today along with albums 50 through 26, and coming…” on Dec 10th, 2024 →
2nd Grade - Out Of The Hive
Rosy OverdriveFollow “You know how last week was a great week on the blog? Well, guess what: this one is going to…” on Oct 28th, 2024 →
2nd Grade - Like A Wild Thing
Add To Wantlist Follow “Peter Gill has a gift. He’s the kind of songwriter who can spin pure magic out of the simplest things.…” on Oct 25th, 2024 →
2nd Grade - Work Til I Die
Pop Rock RecordFollow “Workers Playtime was a BBC radio show that ran for two decades after WWII, broadcasting live music and comedy from…” on May 1st, 2024 →
2nd Grade - Cover of Rolling Stone
Post-TrashFollow “by Eric Foreman (@ericforemanDPT) In the perpetually rear facing world that power pop inhabits, the nostalgia is sweet. The images,…” on Oct 26th, 2022 →
2nd Grade - Teenage Overpopulation
janglepophubFollow “Power-pop brevity is unlikely to get much better than Easy Listening, the third full length from Philadelphia quintet, 2nd Grade.…” on Oct 2nd, 2022 →
2nd Grade - Me And My Blue Angels
BrooklynVeganFollow “Listen to new songs by Björk, Ozzy Osbourne, Pixies, Lambchop, Courtney Marie Andrews, She/Her/Hers, Worm, S.C.A.B., Marlon Williams, Aoife Ness…” on Sep 6th, 2022 →
2nd Grade - Strung Out On You
BrooklynVeganFollow “Philly power-poppers 2nd Grade release their second album on September 30 via Double Double Whammy. Continue reading…” on Sep 6th, 2022 →
2nd Grade - As Long As We Can Talk About It
Post-TrashFollow “by Alex Reindl (@oldjoy_chicago) The latest album by Philadelphia power-pop band 2nd Grade is an ode to love, youth, and…” on Jul 20th, 2022 →
2nd Grade - Kick In The Head
The AlternativeFollow “The market for the standard album reissue is a lot shakier than it used to be. Up until the immediate…” on Jul 28th, 2021 →