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.
The Close Lobsters - Going To Heaven To See If It Rains
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “With apologies for the slightly blurred image today – I didn’t realise until looking at it for the purposes of…” on Aug 13th →
Close Lobsters - What Is There To Smile About?
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I very rarely plug things through the blog, but this is a deserving exception. And besides, if you get to…” on Jul 25th, 2022 →
Close Lobsters - Lets Make Some Plans
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Just in case you need reminding, the 2022 edition of the ICA World Cup is now well underway, with the…” on Jul 22nd, 2022 →
Close Lobsters - Hey Hey My My (Into the Black)
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “You’ll recall that last Friday saw me recycle a post from the old blog, looking at a handful of covers.…” on Feb 24th, 2022 →
Close Lobsters - In Spite Of These Times
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I was recently on a Zoom call with Jonny The Friendly Lawyer – it’s my hope that, if the COVID…” on May 10th, 2021 →
Close Lobsters - All Compasses Go Wild
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “For a year that seemed downright miserable, there were a lot of great albums released in 2020, including a few…” on Dec 19th, 2020 →
Close Lobsters - Under London Skies
janglepophubFollow “After 30 odd years, Close Lobsters, the jangliest of the precocious C86 crowd of the 80’s, are back with another…” on Mar 4th, 2020 →
Close Lobsters - Johnnie
When You Motor AwayFollow “Today is a non-stop party here at WYMA World Headquarters, and for multiple reasons. Of course, there is the "it's…” on Feb 28th, 2020 →
Close Lobsters - Never Seen Before
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “This wasn’t supposed to happen. The ICA series for 2016 should have bowed out with that superb piece from Swiss…” on Dec 30th, 2016 →