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 Verlaines - Bird-Dog
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “By Eric Tischler It was the summer of 1993 and I was looking to score. The club had let out…” yesterday →
maya ongaku - Something In Morning Rain
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The debut from Japan's Maya Ongaku, Approach to Anima suggests that there's considerable life left yet in the psychedelic form.…” yesterday →
Holiday Ghosts - Again and Again
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “By Berlinda Recacho Imitation is supposedly the sincerest form of flattery. Only flattery isn't at all sincere since it has…” 3 days ago →
Wolf Eyes - Car Wash Two w/ Short Hands
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Johnny Olson and Nate Young have been fucking with us for a quarter of a century. They are trouble-makers, noise-niks,…” 4 days ago →
Shirley Collins - High and Away
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Shirley Collins is a legend. Or should I say that her voice is? The English folk singer has recorded numerous…” 5 days ago →
Guardian Singles - Chad and Stacey
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “It's been nearly two years since the last we heard of Guardian Singles. The wait was worth it. Feed Me…” 6 days ago →
Water From Your Eyes - Barley
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Hotly tipped, Brooklyn duo Water From Your Eyes are here with their new record, Everyone's Crushed. The Matador Records release…” 7 days ago →
Panic Pocket - The Boss
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Natalie Healey and Sophie Peacock, like their Skep Wax label founders, understand how to make indie that's tuneful and bright,…” last week →
Mandy, Indiana - Drag (Crashed)
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The Manchester band Mandy, Indiana don't seem to care what you think. The soundscapes here on their new album, I've…” last week →
the telescopes - Butterfly
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Whatever line-up of The Telescopes that you've encountered has likely made you a fan of the band. Pegged shoegaze but…” last week →
bar italia - changer
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “It's during "Punkt" that it hits you, how good this band is, I mean. Staggeringly on point, Bar Italia arrive…” last week →
Soft Walls - True Love
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Operating out of Brighton, Dan Reeves is essential a one-man band. His first release in a few years, True Love,…” on May 4th →
Asher Gamedze - Wynter Time
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Following his appearance as part of Tha Brotherhood on "Cape Town" on Angel Bat Dawid's masterpiece The Oracle in 2019,…” on May 1st →
immaterial possession - To The Fete
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “There may be something in the water in Athens, Georgia. I mean that in a good way, in consideration of…” on Apr 30th →
Bailterspace - Delta
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Emerging from the ashes of seminal New Zealand band The Gordons, Bailerspace (or Bailter Space in the past) continue to…” on Apr 28th →
John Andrews & The Yawns - Checks In The Mail
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The music of John Andrews and the Yawns nods to the past. Heck, it points a big ol' finger at…” on Apr 27th →
Country Westerns - Grapefruit
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Having seen Country Westerns live recently, I know how good the band are. Their new record, Forgive the City, is…” on Apr 26th →
Tiny Ruins - Out Of Phase
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The music of New Zealand's Tiny Ruins engages on multiple levels. Most notably, there is, obviously, the appeal of the…” on Apr 25th →
Withered Hand - Crippled Love
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “On paper it seems like Dan Wilson's going to be your typical singer-songwriter. But in execution, his material is so…” on Apr 24th →
Electric Pets - Elephants Can Swim
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The new single from Derby four-piece Electric Pets drops today and it's a scorcher. "Elephants Can Swim" is a blast…” on Apr 23rd →