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 - 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 →
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 →
2nd Grade - Instant Nostalgia
Remember The LightningFollow “Photo by Lany-Jade Mondou (Pexels) I was recently part of a modern power pop roundtable on the Pop Fuss Podcast.…” on Nov 19th →
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 →
2nd Grade - I Wanna Be On Your Mind
janglepophubFollow “Moving with unabridged gusto from the subthree-minute power-pop glory of 2022’s Easy Listening album to the largely subtwo-minute intensity of…” on Oct 27th →
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 →
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 →
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 - Velodrome
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Looking back at the label who introduced us to Mitski, Frankie Cosmos, Porches, & countless others. Read full story on…” on Nov 16th, 2021 →
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 →
2nd Grade - Superglue
Add To Wantlist Follow “I tried to get Pete Gill, who is the mastermind behind 2nd Grade, to do a Gimme 5 for our…” on Jun 25th, 2021 →
2nd Grade - Superglue (Demo)
stereogumFollow “2nd Grade, the bitesize indie-pop band who released a very addicting album called Hit To Hit last year, are reworking…” on Jun 8th, 2021 →