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.
Archived Posts from Nordic Spotlight
Merely - Mystery Garden
Nordic SpotlightFollow “On the artwork for Swedish artist Merely‘s upcoming third album, Hatching the Egg (out Friday on YEAR0001), a red-black background…” on Feb 11th, 2019 →
Pelicat - Tell Me I'm Wrong
Nordic SpotlightFollow “There’s this communal feeling that disseminates through space and permeates your body when you hear the Norwegian outfit Pelicat. Listening…” on Feb 8th, 2019 →
Signe - Your Game (DC#01)
Nordic SpotlightFollow “Congrats to Signe for making history! Her newest single, “Your Game,” is the inaugural single for Diamond Club Sweden. If…” on Feb 4th, 2019 →
Chrispy - I Want To Tell You(DC#122)
Nordic SpotlightFollow “Oslo-based Chrispy makes music that could fairly be described as, well, crisp. Maybe his choice of artist name is intentional:…” on Jan 30th, 2019 →
p u n e e s - EYEBOMBS
Nordic SpotlightFollow “EYEBOMBS by p u n e e sTampere, Finland’s Punees don’t need concrete imagery to make great songs. “Eyebombs,” their…” on Jan 25th, 2019 →
Vök - Erase You
Nordic SpotlightFollow “When we posted about Icelandic giants Vök last fall, we noted that the band seemed to be moving consciously towards…” on Jan 23rd, 2019 →
COSKA - 1991
Nordic SpotlightFollow “Last year, nostalgia for the ’90s reached a massive pop music peak with Charli XCX and Troye Sivan’s “1999” song…” on Jan 18th, 2019 →
Madeleine Grace - Tombé (Prod by Noach Shariff)
Nordic SpotlightFollow “Madeleine Grace is a Swedish/Congolese singer whose voice boasts the suppleness and heavenly aura of R&B luminaries. She uses this…” on Jan 14th, 2019 →
Elsa Åborg - I Cave
Nordic SpotlightFollow “Endings are seldom appreciated unless they’re immediately succeeded by the chance of renewal or rebirth. Both a TV finale and…” on Jan 11th, 2019 →
LINNEA ELLIS - Warmest Winter
Nordic SpotlightFollow “Ah, winter. It’s that wonderful time of the year when all the trees die, hot chocolate sales soar, and the…” on Jan 2nd, 2019 →
Spielbergs - 4AM
Nordic SpotlightFollow “As the story goes, some industry insiders saw the Oslo band Spielbergs play a small venue way up north in…” on Dec 28th, 2018 →
Simon Lynge - Paper Thin
Nordic SpotlightFollow “On “Paper Thin,” Simon Lynge lays bare his vulnerabilities as he pines for better days. The song is a relatable,…” on Dec 24th, 2018 →
nylenda - Fires Light
Nordic SpotlightFollow “Though the Norwegian electronic outfit nylenda gleans its name from the Norse term for “new land,” the trio’s latest release…” on Dec 12th, 2018 →
Girl Crush - Radio Silence
Nordic SpotlightFollow “Swedish-British duo Girl Crush knows a thing or two about balance. Its newest single, “Radio Silence,” walks many tightropes. There’s…” on Dec 10th, 2018 →
BlackieBlueBird - Flying Too Close To The Ground
Nordic SpotlightFollow “A band with the word “bird” in its name has a song with the word “flying” in its title. So…” on Dec 7th, 2018 →
KÅRP - DEVOTION
Nordic SpotlightFollow “In a just world, Swedish quartet KÅRP would be as massively popular as its obvious influences are. Then again, “obvious…” on Dec 5th, 2018 →
Cavego - Kjeiken (kort versjon)
Nordic SpotlightFollow “The history of disco in the Nordic countries, particularly the Scandinavian ones, is nothing short of rich. With “Kjeiken,” Norwegian…” on Nov 30th, 2018 →
Pre-Echo - 03 who did this
Nordic SpotlightFollow “It still feels subversive when a pop song built on elements often used to depict faltering or collapsed romances turns…” on Nov 28th, 2018 →
The Entrepreneurs - Heroine
Nordic SpotlightFollow “You would expect a certain amount of ingenuity from a band named The Entrepreneurs, and on their new single, “Heroine,”…” on Nov 23rd, 2018 →
Mt. Mélodie - Daydream Deceiver
Nordic SpotlightFollow “Norwegian polymath Thomas Meidell knows a thing or two about collaborating. As Mt. Mélodie, he makes rock music infused with…” on Nov 21st, 2018 →