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 The Slow Drag
Mikal Cronin - Weight
The Slow DragFollow “"I’ve been starting over for a long time / I’m not ready for another day / I fail at feeling…” on Jul 14th, 2013 →
Little Junior's Blue Flames - Feelin' Good
The Slow DragFollow “Junior Parker seized two hits during his brief stint on Sun Records: “Mystery Train" and “Feelin’ Good" — the later…” on Jul 6th, 2013 →
Kanye West - Black Skinhead +3 remixes
The Slow DragFollow “A near-perfect take of blade-sharp industrial mayhem, packed with white-knuckle strife and chewed-up beats. Merciless as ever, the Louis Vuitton…” on Jun 24th, 2013 →
Slim Harpo - Folsom Prison Blues
The Slow DragFollow “Slim brings the pain, handling The Man in Black’s take on the big house with flawless justice. You don’t get…” on Jun 17th, 2013 →
Seasick Steve - Self Sufficient Man
The Slow DragFollow “Firing on all cylinders, Seasick Steve and the fuzz-soaked Three-String Trance Wonder take no bullshit on the thorough shelling of…” on Jun 9th, 2013 →
Bryan Ferry & The Bryan Ferry Orchestra - Love Is the Drug
The Slow DragFollow “Forget heroin, the narcotic of choice on Bryan Ferry’s reboot of the Roxy Music classic is love. Revamped for The…” on May 13th, 2013 →
George Jones - The One I Loved Back Then (The Corvette Song)
The Slow DragFollow ““She was hotter than a two dollar pistol,” exclaims country music royal, ‘The Possum.’ Hot wheels and faster women are…” on May 6th, 2013 →
Hanni El Khatib - Penny +1 remix
The Slow DragFollow “With Dan Auerbach-—the blues goose that laid rock ‘n roll’s golden egg-—instigating, Hanni El Khatib’s ode to America’s least desirable…” on Apr 27th, 2013 →
Howlin' Wolf - Wang Dang Doodle
The Slow DragFollow ““We gonna to break out all of the windows/ we gonna kick down all the doors,” the Wolf makes merry…” on Apr 21st, 2013 →
The Black Angels - Don't Play With Guns
The Slow DragFollow “Delivering an exuberant racket, The Black Angels let their roaring mischief fly, while giving America’s arms race the eye. Here,…” on Apr 14th, 2013 →
Staple Singers - Masters Of War
The Slow DragFollow “Employing an eerie-waltz, The Staple Singers stare down the impending atomic menace of Dylan’s finest hour. Pops takes dead aim,…” on Apr 9th, 2013 →
Spirit Family Reunion - Green Rocky Road
The Slow DragFollow “The freewheeling Brooklyn six-piece give Dave Van Ronk’s, “Green Rocky Road” a splendid refurbishing. Mat Davidson digs deep, leading this…” on Apr 4th, 2013 →
Jerry Lee Lewis - What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)
The Slow DragFollow “The Killer explores the sad-sac barstool routine and goes country with, “What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out…” on Mar 30th, 2013 →
Ashley Monroe - You Ain't Dolly (And You Ain't Porter)
The Slow DragFollow “Sparks fly as Music City siren, Ashley Monroe goes toe-to-toe with Blake Shelton. Playing it fast and loose, the two…” on Mar 24th, 2013 →
James Cotton - Don't Start Me Talkin'
The Slow DragFollow “Cotton’s post-Muddy Waters blues pilgrimage gets cracking in 1967 with his debut set, The James Cotton Blues Band. Album standout:…” on Mar 17th, 2013 →
Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite - Im In Im Out And Im Gone
The Slow DragFollow “Ben Harper links up with blues stalwart, Charlie Musselwhite for a filthy dance of hardwired blues fit for a roadhouse…” on Mar 12th, 2013 →
Townes Van Zandt - Waiting Around To Die
The Slow DragFollow “Subscribing to the life of a drifter, “Waitin’ Around To Die” revels in self-destruction — laying out a roadmap to…” on Mar 8th, 2013 →
Jenny O. - Good Love
The Slow DragFollow “Igniting a case of hip-shaking revelry, Jenny O. tears through unkempt love, cooking up heaps of destruction. A rock ‘n…” on Mar 3rd, 2013 →
Chambers Brothers - Down in the Alley
The Slow DragFollow “These steady rolling sibs, George, Lester, Willie and Joe turn up the heat on this lusty slice of salvation. Uncoiling…” on Feb 27th, 2013 →
Temples - Shelter Song +3 remixes
The Slow DragFollow “The Temples’ debut single delivers a big-ass shock to the system, cutting loose some paisley-happy flashes and burning off multi-colored…” on Feb 24th, 2013 →