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 Clearwater Swimmers - Heaven's A Bar
PopMattersFollow “As they've proven on their debut, the Clearwater Swimmers click beautifully as a quartet but are also guided by songwriting…” on Oct 24th →
Great Lake Swimmers - When The Storm Has Passed
if it be your willFollow “Canadiana singer songwriter Tony Dekker of the Great Lake Swimmers joins us on the eve of his big tour across…” on Sep 28th, 2023 →
Great Lake Swimmers - Zero In The City
music islandsFollow “ツルツルピーのお坊さんにはあたまに毛が1本もないことから、な～んもないことを「坊主」、（但し、３日坊主の坊主とはちがう） （坊主めくりでもない）この坊主の「な～んもない」状態がゼロ、零。ずいぶん昔に岩波新書の「零の発見: 数学の生い立ち」を読んだっけ、いまさらジロー、「な～んもない」「何も無い状態」のことをゼロと名付けたひとはすばらしいな。 ずーっとなんもない、なにも生まない「えいえんのゼロ」って表現もスゲエな。 ウィキ「文字 0 によって表されるものは、何もないことに対応する基数（自然数）であり、1 の直前の序数（順序数）であって、最小の非負整数である” on Jul 29th, 2020 →
Great Lake Swimmers - Getting To The Heart Of It
GobsmagFollow “Met een discografie van zeven prachtige albums sinds 2003 is het Canadese Great Lake Swimmers zo’n band die je altijd…” on Mar 24th, 2020 →
Great Lake Swimmers - The Talking Wind
Americana UKFollow “Over their 15-year career, Canada’s Great Lake Swimmers have crafted to perfection their version of folk informed chamber songs led…” on Sep 10th, 2018 →
Great Lake Swimmers - The Open Sea
surviving the golden ageFollow “Bet you didn’t expect you’d ever hear an oboe featured prominently in a folk song when you abandoned your assigned…” on Aug 29th, 2018 →
Great Lake Swimmers - The Real Work
We All Want Someone To Shout ForFollow “Earlier this month Toronto’s Great Lake Swimmers returned with their new album The Waves, The Wake via Nettwerk Records. We…” on Aug 27th, 2018 →
Great Lake Swimmers - Gonna Make It Through The Year
Lie In The SoundFollow “Please support our „Gonna Make It Through The Year“ LITS Refugee Support Campaign Dear Christmas Music Lovers, 2017 has been…” on Nov 20th, 2017 →
Great Lake Swimmers - The Great Bear
Lie In The SoundFollow “Tony Dekker ist ein Folk-Barde, wie er im Buche steht. Reflektiert, naturverbunden, mit viel Authentizität gesegnet. Zugleich beschränkt er sein…” on Oct 1st, 2015 →
L.I.E.S. - Beautiful Swimmers-The Zoo (LIES-040)
Electric ZooFollow “Much like the brilliant American Noise that hit us around this time last year, L.I.E.S. have released another double CD…” on Dec 11th, 2013 →
Great Lake Swimmers - The Great Exhale
The Mad MackerelFollow “Our choice of videos today come from the garage punk of Broncho with Psychiatrist and a suitably intense film for…” on Jun 23rd, 2013 →
The Hounds Below - Swimming With Swimmers
DingusFollow “Due to this apocalyptic weather & a weird plague-esque sickness that I haven’t been able to kick for 2 weeks,…” on Nov 15th, 2012 →
Said The Whale - Strong Swimmers (previously vinyl-only)
The Mad MackerelFollow “We’ve grabbed ourselves a whole host of free stuff recently from Noisetrade, Insound and American Songwriter that is just too…” on Nov 13th, 2012 →
Great Lake Swimmers - The Knife
TincanlandFollow “Great Lake Swimmers – New Wild Everywhere 6/10 Download: great-lake-swimmers-parkdale-blues.mp3 Download: great-lake-swimmers-easy-come-easy-go.mp3 Download: great-lake-swimmers-the-knife.mp3 IT TOOK the melodic Canadians three…” on May 24th, 2012 →
Great Lake Swimmers - I Will Never See The Sun
captain's deadFollow “As promised, here’s a Great Lake Swimmers show from Schuba’s in 2005. Oddly enough, I’ve managed to see just about…” on Dec 2nd, 2011 →
Great Lake Swimmers - The Chorus In The Underground
Those Who DigFollow “I know these chaps have been around a while and are pretty popular, but they've somehow alluded me until now.…” on Mar 25th, 2011 →
The Swimmers - The Christmas Sound
can you see the sunset from the southsid…Follow “More Christmas songs, yippee! Local meteorologists are predicting at least a few inches of snow to fall overnight so I’ve…” on Dec 3rd, 2010 →
the Swimmers - Shelter
Rock TorchFollow “Steve Yutzy-Burkey and Will Oldham Steve Yutzy-Burkey’s recommendation: “Will Oldham has the ability to deliver some of the most revealing…” on Jul 13th, 2010 →