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.
Smug Brothers - Shedding Polymer
The Ash Gray ProclamationFollow “My first exposure to Columbus, OH’s Smug Brothers was back in 2011 via their Treasure Virgins (EP), a eureka moment…” on Nov 8th →
Smug Brothers - Javelina Nowhere
Dusted MagazineFollow “Another Bar Behind The Night [EP] by Smug BrothersIf you’re reading this, you’re likely familiar...” on Oct 2nd →
Smug Brothers - Seamus The Younger
Add To Wantlist Follow “These are excellent times for fans of out-of-time prime quality power pop and hooky guitar pop. The list of excellent…” on Jul 16th →
Smug Brothers - Alexander for Two
janglepophubFollow “Less than a year after their Book of Bad Ideas ninth album was released and immediately drew comparisons to Big…” on Jul 12th →
Smug Brothers - 89 Lullabye
janglepophubFollow “So here it is the much coveted “JanglePopHub Oscars” bringing you our Top 30 Albums of 2023 (all tracks are…” on Dec 28th, 2023 →
Smug Brothers - Let Me Know When It's Yes
Add To Wantlist Follow “What percentage of bands release more than a handful of records? Bands that release over 15 have to be a…” on Sep 12th, 2023 →
Smug Brothers - Bend Blue The Copper
janglepophubFollow “The Book of Bad Ideas is the ninth album by Columbus, Ohio, foursome Smug Brothers since 2014 (and incidentally their…” on Sep 9th, 2023 →
Smug Brothers - Mistaken For Stars
Rosy OverdriveFollow “Welcome to this Thursday’s Pressing Concerns! Four great new albums will shortly be introduced to you, the reader–and all of…” on Sep 7th, 2023 →
Smug Brothers - Seemed Like You To Me
Tuned UpFollow “The Smug Brothers’ second LP, Application of the Twig, under its current lineup is a continuously circulating motion of themes.…” on Dec 5th, 2021 →
Smug Brothers - Gamma Country
The Ash Gray ProclamationFollow “It was sometime in the spring of 2011 when I fortuitously stumbled onto Smug Brothers‘ Fortune Rumors, LP and I…” on Dec 6th, 2019 →
Smug Brothers - Antenna Chariot Quarterfinals
One Chord to AnotherFollow “Tonight’s quick round up contains some superb advance singles from 2020 albums. First up is the new MAITA single/video Can’t…” on Nov 26th, 2019 →
Smug Brothers - Every One is Really Five
FingertipsFollow “Although still lo-fi, the mix is a bit cleaner, the melodies super-agreeable; this is the sound of a band inviting…” on Nov 22nd, 2019 →
Smug Brothers - Rare & Double Clutch (PREVIEW)
The Ash Gray ProclamationFollow “How did Dayton, OH’s sensational lo-fi pop concern Smug Brothers exist so long without us knowing? Perhaps there is no…” on Jul 26th, 2018 →
Smug Brothers - Teach Them a Slide
One Chord to AnotherFollow “Getting back to this blog thing I suppose. There are some issues that still continue to bother me (which you…” on May 16th, 2015 →
Smug Brothers - Meet A Changing World
captain's deadFollow “i love smug brothers even though i havent written about them as much as i should have. i apologize for…” on May 4th, 2015 →
Smug Brothers - It Was Hard to be a Team Last Night
12XUFollow “Es ist wieder so weit. Ich beschmeiße euch kommentarlos mit einem Haufen Musik, für den mir bisher die Zeit zum…” on Apr 5th, 2014 →