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.
Latest 1980s tracks
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Upside Down
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “November 1984. As we have previously seen, a decent enough month for the ‘proper’ singles chart, albeit there was still…” last week →
Orange Juice - Breakfast Time
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “#3: Simply Thrilled Honey : Orange Juice (Postcard 80-6, 1980) Postcard Records had come a long way in a very…” on Oct 12th →
Care - Flaming Sword +1 remix
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow ““Paul Simpson is one of the great underappreciated and underrated figures from the late 70s post punk scene in Liverpool.…” on Oct 6th →
Orange Juice - Moscow Olympics
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “#1: Falling and Laughing : Orange Juice (Postcard 80-1, 1980) Earlier this week, Edwyn Collins embarked on The Testimonial Tour,…” on Sep 28th →
The Pogues - The Body of an American
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A guest series by Fraser Pettigrew (aka our New Zealand correspondent) #4: Poguetry in Motion – The Pogues (1986) In…” on Sep 2nd →
Shop Assistants - Safety Net
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I don’t have too many regrets in life. I’ve been incredibly lucky with every big decision I’ve ever had to…” on Aug 5th →
The Motorcycle Boy - Under The Bridge (session)
Snooping the BandcampFollow “PRE 052: THE MOTORCYCLE BOY – John Peel session 14.09.87 by The Motorcycle Boy 7/24/25. I’m not sure why it…” on Jul 24th →
Red Guitars - Steeltown
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The post featuring the new chart hits from June 1984 was a bit of a mixed bag. Thankfully, top of…” on Jun 26th →
The Wedding Present - Thanks
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The picture above is the interior of the Lodge Room, which can be found at 104 N Avenue 56, in…” on Jun 25th →
The Dream Syndicate - Definitely Clean
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Drawing on the psychedelia of the ’60s, groups like The Dream Syndicate and The Rain Parade defined an era. Read…” on Jun 11th →
Scritti Politti - Absolute
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “June 1984. The month I turned 21 years of age. I wish I had a photo or two to show…” on Jun 10th →
The Birthday Party - Release the Bats
Bandcamp DailyFollow “The legendary radio show lives on in these genre-spanning collections. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Apr 30th →
Cocteau Twins - Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I finished off last month’s two-part look back at the singles chart of 1984 with a degree of pessimism that…” on Apr 15th →
Scritti Politti - Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The 1979 series was planned with the knowledge of just how great that calendar year had been in terms of…” on Mar 10th →
MOVIELAND - I Relate
if it be your willFollow “Then & Now by MOVIELAND Vancouver’s Movieland is a cult shoegaze trio from the early '90s, blending melancholic melodies with…” on Feb 23rd →
Meat Whiplash - Don't Slip Up
Snooping the BandcampFollow “Collected/Contextualized by Meat Whiplash 2/18/25. I’m not really sure how a small label based in San Diego, California got their…” on Feb 18th →
The Telescopes - The Perfect Needle
Snooping the BandcampFollow “Altered Perception by The Telescopes 1/6/25. I was driving to the Bay Area the other day with a friend and…” on Jan 6th →