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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Kahil El'Zabar - EXPRESS YOURSELF
Semipop LifeFollow “Aaron Wright is running a Bluesky-based music challenge hashtagged #TheTwen2ie5 as part of a larger 21st century tournament I admit…” last week →
Peter Stampfel - You Fight for Your Life
Semipop LifeFollow “Clipse: Let God Sort Em Out A reunion for the lucrative rap Seniors Tour, which includes the Vatican now. Filial…” on Oct 19th →
Mahotella Queens - Jomba Jomba (Jump To The Music)
Semipop LifeFollow “Mahotella Queens: Buya Buya: Come Back One of the catchiest numbers here, “Thoko, Ujola Nobani?”, is one of their oldest;…” on Oct 5th →
Adam O'Farrill - Migration
Semipop LifeFollow “Adam O’Farrill: For These Streets Trumpeter gathers much of the usual Halvorson crew and adds an oddball (flute! euphonium!) wind…” on Sep 28th →
Darian Donovan Thomas - Ugly Betty
Semipop LifeFollow “Darian Donovan Thomas, Ian Chang: “Ugly Betty” Rainfall synth-plucks, purist harmonies, nostalgia that might be highly specific to him but…” on Sep 14th →
Soulless - altar
Semipop LifeFollow “Public Enemy: Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025 The people are sick, the world is sick, this song is…” on Sep 7th →
Thoko and Almon - MaNdlovu
Semipop LifeFollow “Marilina Bertoldi: Para Quien Trabajas Vol. I Argentine guitarist turned beatmaker ties in to our 1985 retromania by interpolating Sumo’s…” on Aug 31st →
Kamasi Washington - Lazarus
Semipop LifeFollow “HUNTR/X but mostly Ejae: “Golden” The feel-good hit of this cruel summer. Ejae went through the grueling K-pop trainee system…” on Aug 17th →
James McMurtry - The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy
Semipop LifeFollow “James McMurtry: The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy McMurtry’s Americana keeps a-rolling, with tunes obligated to quaver before dropping…” on Aug 10th →
Los Thuthanaka - Salay “Titi Ch’iri Siqititi"
Semipop LifeFollow “Los Thuthanaka What a Pitchfork 9.3 is supposed to be: innovative, challenging, and genuinely musical. Having risen no higher than…” on Jul 13th →
Brother Ali - Satisfied Soul
Semipop LifeFollow “Brother Ali with Ant: Satisfied Soul What more could you want from alt-rap vets beyond “we’re making a concept album…” on Jul 6th →
Brother Ali - Two Dudes
Semipop LifeFollow “Brother Ali, Ant: “Two Dudes” Slightly uncharacteristic track from the veteran rapper (with veteran Atmosphere beatmaker) describing his celebrity encounters:…” on Jun 22nd →