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 Pop Occulture
04 - Difficult Questions
Pop OccultureFollow “Proto Idiot · 04 – Difficult Questions While there have been thousands of bands who have followed the standard format…” on Oct 2nd, 2020 →
Mary Anne's Polar Rig - Your House
Pop OccultureFollow “Mary Anne’s Polar Rig – Your House Mary Anne’s Polar Rig’s “Your House” is a fuzzy 90s indie rock gem,…” on Sep 9th, 2020 →
miesha & the spanks - Unstoppable
Pop OccultureFollow “Miesha & The Spanks are a two-piece from Alberta, Canada. Their new single “Unstoppable” is a timeless piece of rock’n’roll…” on Jul 15th, 2020 →
Cup - Hideaway
Pop OccultureFollow “Cup isn’t exactly your typical garage rock outfit, combining elements of Garage, Dark Indie Rock, and Power pop. While you…” on Apr 26th, 2020 →
Drens - Saditsfiction
Pop OccultureFollow “Once past the tightly wound post-punk intro that has hints of early The Cure, German 4-piece Drens’ new track “Saditsficiton”…” on Apr 5th, 2020 →
FRENCH ALPS TIGER - Floor Is Lava
Pop OccultureFollow “Much like the child-like name of “Floor Is Lava” might suggest, French Alps Tiger’s new single is full of playful…” on Mar 11th, 2020 →
FurlongBand - Hate Girls
Pop OccultureFollow “Furlong’s new single “Hate Girls” starts off with a halting and slightly uneasy chunky guitar riff that recalls the 90s…” on Mar 11th, 2020 →
Sløtface - Tap the pack
Pop OccultureFollow “Sløtface has a sound that is an uptight good time, loud and noisy, but a little stiff. “Tap The Pack”…” on Jan 31st, 2020 →
Winter - Nothing More
Pop OccultureFollow “Combining an interesting array of sounds from the Slowcore opening to the sweeping noisy dream-pop heights Winter’s “Nothing More” is…” on Dec 17th, 2019 →
Lot Lizard - Ice
Pop OccultureFollow “Lot Lizard’s “Ice’ has a tight dark sound, that reminds me of East Bay Ray providing guitar for a post-punk…” on Dec 2nd, 2019 →
Broken Baby - My Head's A Television
Pop OccultureFollow “Broken Baby’s “My Head’s A Television” is a buzzy energetic romp that feels like a steamroller bowling down to the…” on Oct 29th, 2019 →
Ian Ferguson - Worried Walk
Pop OccultureFollow “Ian Ferguson’s “Worried Walk” is a slice of West Coast styled (though apparently from the East, I can’t find much…” on Jun 11th, 2019 →
steph sweet - All The Things
Pop OccultureFollow “There is an interesting background level of darkness I’ve been noticing increasing in music the past several months. While most…” on May 17th, 2019 →
Glamper - Life Finds A Way
Pop OccultureFollow “With a great riff and clever lyrics, Glamper’s “Life Finds a Way” lives in an interesting world between a tongue…” on May 3rd, 2019 →
Lauran Hibberd - Hoochie
Pop OccultureFollow “Lauran Hibberd’s “Hoochie” is sweet and crunchy and going to be caught in your head the second you hear the…” on Apr 30th, 2019 →
The Moonjacks - Cigarettes
Pop OccultureFollow “The buzzy first single from California’s The Moonjacks “Cigarettes” is a catchy fuzzy hard driving poppy little single that has…” on Apr 21st, 2019 →
Bee Bee Sea - Be Bop Palooza
Pop OccultureFollow “Did you ever wonder what Jay Reatard would have sounded like if he wasn’t so depressed all the time? Well…” on Apr 10th, 2019 →