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.
Colin Johnco - L'Air Qui danse
The QuietusFollow “Our French music columnist reflects on the brilliance of France (the band), and picks his 20 favourite records from 2024…” on Dec 17th →
Etran de L'Aïr - Ighre Massina
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Our guide to the year’s best albums. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Dec 2nd →
Marie-Pierre Arthur - Respirer l'air
Filles SouriresFollow “Canadian bassplayer and singer Marie-Pierre Arthur was first featured on this blog in 2009 (see?), back then we gushed about…” on Sep 10th →
Etran De L'Aïr - Agrim Agadez
Lazy-iFollow “Etran de L’Aïr plays tonight at The Waiting Room. by Tim McMahan, Lazy-i.com The folks at Falconwood Park in Bellevue…” on Jul 15th →
Etran de L'Aïr - Tarha Warghey Ichile
Chicago ReaderFollow “Nigerien band Etran de L’Aïr (“Stars of the Air”) aren’t as well-known in the West as Tuareg desert-blues superstars such…” on Jun 27th →
Faustcoven - Lair of Rats
I Like My Metal BlackFollow “faustcoven [norway] // doom black metal. “lair of rats” is from the album “in the shadow of doom”, released via…” on Jun 23rd →
Etran de L'Aïr - Tenere Maliat
Super Super SoundsFollow “Tenere Maliat by Etran de L'AïrEtran de L'Aïr - No.1Raw and energetic Saharan desert rock. All...” on May 8th →
LAIR - Tatalu
The Listening Post BlogFollow “Releasing their second album in the February of this year, LAIR (pronounced “lah-eer,” a local dialect for the Indonesian word…” on Apr 1st →
LAIR - Tanah Bertuah
raven sings the bluesFollow “The folks at Guruguru Brain never steer you wrong and it’s always nice when they find a new offering just…” on Feb 26th →
oré - Tête En l'Air
music islandsFollow “Oré – Tête en l’air oré · Tête En l'Air 俺 ORÉ はパリジャン。フランスのパリはエッフェル塔が有名。2019年のファーストアルバムはラップに包んだヒップホップソングでパンチの効いてる女性だったんだけど２年前の「Tête En l’Air」から（こちら寄りの）儚さのあるシトシト声でベッドルームなフレンチポップに変身。どしたん話聞こか。ついでにウクレレを弾きながら歌うラブソング「Des Chiffres」でスペインのキュートなインディーポップ CRISTINA QUESADA に似てるしやばすぎ。そりゃ言い過ぎでし” on Apr 3rd, 2023 →
A1. Letherique - Enter My Lair
No Clean SingingFollow “(Attempting to sum up what’s coming in the following article would be a daunting task. So we’ll just say that…” on Mar 21st, 2023 →
Etran de L'Aïr - Tchingolene
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Our list of excellent music from the past year continues. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Dec 6th, 2022 →
Claire Chase - Tyshawn Sorey: Bertha's Lair (2016) for flute and percussion
Bandcamp DailyFollow “An attempt to wrangle with the musician’s proudly unruly catalog. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Aug 24th, 2022 →
Etran de L'Aïr - Imouwizla
An Aquarium DrunkardFollow “Endless energy courses through Agadez, the second album by Nigerian combo Etran de L'Air. It's named for the city the…” on Feb 22nd, 2022 →
Etran de L'Aïr - Adounia
underratedFollow “Уже четверть века Etran de L’Aïr продолжают славные музыкальные традиции Агадеса. Основатель группы Мусса Ибра положил ей начало в девятилетнем…” on Nov 30th, 2021 →
Lorraine-Dietrich - Devil's Lair
Secret EclecticFollow “Photo by Lisa Wilson Classic rock aesthetic, heavy riffs and fascinating developments. Lorraine-Dietrich’s recent album devotion would be the perfect…” on Oct 30th, 2021 →
Lair Of The White Worm - Bankrupt Morality
The QuietusFollow “Grinding guitars, slabs of noise, and samples of movie dialogue characterise the latest project by John Cooke, of Napalm Death,…” on Oct 13th, 2021 →
Molten Chains - Pinned in the Lair
Heavy Blog Is HeavyFollow “Greetings duelists and welcome back to Flash of the Blade! It’s the middle of 2021! Time continues to inexorably move…” on Jul 12th, 2021 →
Dying Victims Productions - To The Gates Of Death - Lair Of The Profaner
No Clean SingingFollow “Way back in 1970, advertising executive Jerry Della Femina wrote a book in which he asserted that advertising is “the…” on Apr 28th, 2021 →