Stack №486: Mar 18, 2025

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Mar 18, 2025

Bianca Oblivion - 'Til Tomorrow (feat. Machinedrum)

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Futureproofing Follow “Greetings, friends. I know it's been a minute since the Longform Editions interview went up. Thank you for bearing with…” last week →

The latest EP from LA club producer Bianca Oblivion is her "most fully-realized release yet," says Futureproofing, adding that this highlight has an "amphetamine disco thing going for it—with hints of Machinedrum's (Stack №54) legendary footwork experiments." It's out now on LuckyMe.

Star 99 - Vegas

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Pitchfork Follow “The San Jose power-pop band bottles nervous energy into compact, combustible hooks and sets them off with no time to…” last week →

The second album from San Jose band Star 99 is sitting well with several sites in our index. Rosy Overdrive says they've "once again put together a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it (twenty-five minutes, actually shorter this time around) collection of sock-knocking-off pop songs, with [vocalists/guitarists] Calvo and Alesandro both getting to deliver knockout punches."

PremRock - Steal Wool feat. Pink Siifu

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Polifonia Follow “Z okazji dwusetnej playlisty Polifonii opublikowałem playlistę nr 200. Długą i różnorodną. A za tydzień jeszcze skromna jubileuszowa niespodzianka. Gdybyście…” on Mar 8th →

New York rapper PremRock announces a new album via billy woods' (Stack №281) Backwoodz label. Contributors include woods, Child Actor, Cavalier (№474), ELUCID (№465), Nappy Nina (№265), and on this standout, Pink Siifu (№251) with producer Sebb Bash. "Both the bars and beats take unexpected twists and turns that make for quite the psychedelic rap experience," says BrooklynVegan.

Cole Pulice - After the Rain

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Polifonia Follow “Nieco spóźniona playlista tygodnia wchodzi dziś, choć z wczorajszą datą. Miłego słuchania. AMAZON DEEZER SPOTIFY TIDAL Dead Channel Sky by…” 7 days ago →

Last featured here in collaboration with Lynn Avery (Stack №474), Oakland-based experimental saxophonist and composer Cole Pulice announces their next solo LP with Leaving Records. The lead single finds Maria BC's (Stack №370) vocals "floating over Pulice's cotton-wrapped chords, warming the listener with their ebullient glow," writes Raven Sings The Blues.

Allexa Nava - Cycles/Circles

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Twistedsoul Follow “New music highlights from Aki Himanen, Eliana Glass, and more. The post The Leftovers appeared first on .” last week →

Back-to-back sax tracks? Yes. On her new EP released last month, London-based Peruvian artist Allexa Nava showcases "an atmospheric flair and a penchant for experimentation," says TwistedSoul. "Nava's soundscapes wander through jazz and venture beyond."

FEATURED ALBUM

Lone Striker - The Cavalry

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janglepophub Follow “Better known for the array of jangly melodic indie-pop he has released with his other Rural France and Teenage Tom…” last week →

"Transatlantic slacker rock" songwriter Tom Brown (Teenage Tom Petties, Rural France) shares his self-titled solo debut as Lone Striker on Safe Suburban Home Records. janglepophub hears hints of Silver Jews and Elliott Smith, noting his "propensity for the sort of additional flourishes that enable all lo-fi sounds to thrive."

GOOD MIX

The Mix 046: Bianca Oblivion

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Presented by Mixmag: "Bianca Oblivion returns to base with a classic hour of high-octane club and grime."

GOOD READ

For Resident Advisor, Hattie Lindert on EldiaNYC, New York's next-gen club leaders:

"The trio fall in line with a larger cultural shift towards crossover sounds—the natural output of a digital-native generation of producers who are equally tuned in to pop radio and SoundCloud rap as they are rave lineage."

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