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.
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The Doozers - World 1 - Gopher Bop
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Given that it's taken Detroit band The Doozers five years to make a full-length record after their debut EP, one…” 7 hrs ago →
Nightshift - Phone
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The music of Glasgow-based band Nightshift owes much to that of the glorious first wave in post-punk in the United…” yesterday →
Oneida - Here It Comes
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The music of Oneida recalls an era when post-punk was a term that was thrown about. It was an easy…” last week →
Tony Jay - Ancient Slice
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Readers of this site know how much I loved Perfect Worlds from Tony Jay. So naturally I was thrilled to…” last week →
Kim Deal - Coast
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “What a delightful surprise this is! Recorded by the late, legendary Steve Albini, "Coast" by Kim Deal is a lilting…” last week →
Sad Eyed Beatniks - It's Who Makes The Scene
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Kevin Linn does most of the work here in Sad Eyed Beatniks, though Mike Ramos (Tony Jay, Flowertown) and Karina…” on Jul 11th →
Chime School - Wandering Song
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “This new single from Chime School, the second taste of the band's upcoming Slumberland Records release, is the sort of…” on Jul 10th →
The Ekphrastics - Make Your Own Snowboard
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “I hit "play" on this one as soon as I read that it was Frank Boscoe from Wimp Factor 14.…” on Jul 9th →
JAE SOTO - Leave the Light On
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The Brooklyn-based Jae Soto said her new album was "a warm embrace" in advance press. That's an interesting comment to…” on Jul 2nd →
homeshake - Empty Lot
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “It was only March, when Peter Sagar released the last Homeshake record. He's back again with Horsie, a more muted…” on Jul 1st →
Stephen Pastel - We Have Sex
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The new record from The Pastels is not a Pastels record. Well, it's got Stephen Pastel on it, and there…” on Jun 29th →
Wilco - Livid
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “A sort of surprise release, this new EP from Wilco is a treat. Continuing the vibes from 2023's Cousin, the…” on Jun 28th →
Janel Leppin - As Wide As All Outdoors
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The two big releases of this week for some of us both involve cellist and ensemble leader Janel Leppin. They…” on Jun 27th →
Hayes Noble - Nothing Else
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The Bandcamp of Hayes Noble says Spokane but the sound is all Seattle. As It Was, As We Were, out…” on Jun 24th →
Spiritualized - Harmony 1 (Mellotron)
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “I was always more partial to Spacemen 3 than Spiritualized. I respected what J. Spaceman (Jason Pierce) was doing in…” on Jun 23rd →
Rui Gabriel - Summertime Tiger
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The music of Rui Gabriel has an easygoing amble about it. The stuff on his new record Compassion recalls the…” on Jun 22nd →
Chime School - Give Your Heart Away
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “I really don't do a Track of the Week every week but I had to do one this week for…” on Jun 20th →
Sis - Center of the Heart
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “This is the project of Jenny Gillespie Mason. Making music as Sis, Mason indulges us with takes on vaguely Eastern-influenced…” on Jun 20th →
Kai Tak - Midnight Pretender (feat. Chelsey Boy)
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “I lived in Hong Kong for almost three years after moving there all because I loved Hong Kong cinema so…” on Jun 19th →