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 1981 tracks
The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I only know of The Passions via them having a one-off minor hit in the UK…” on Oct 18th →
The Psychedelic Furs - Dumb Waiters
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I try hard not to get too overtly political on this blog. But the attitudes and…” on Oct 9th →
Human League - Don't You Want Me +2 remixes
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Here’s the dates when The Human League released material in 1981:- 20 April: The Sound of…” on Sep 23rd →
Treatment - Solitary
fadeawayradiateFollow “Brooklyn’s 80’s sophistipop/dreampop project Treatment announce “Solitary” as the first single to the album “Pond Life”…” on Aug 16th →
Aztec Camera - We Could Send Letters
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Notwithstanding that some of the production has dated somewhat there surely can be no counter-arguments to…” on Jul 23rd →
Simple Minds - The American
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Last week’s posting took us up to April 1981 and Arista Records very belatedly releasing Celebrate…” on Jul 14th →
The Specials - Ghost Town +5 remixes
We All Want Someone To Shout ForFollow “Longstanding English heroes The Specials returned last year with their politically charged new album Encore (their…” on Jun 20th →
This Heat - Sleep
BrooklynVeganFollow “This Heat founding members Charles Bullen and Charles Hayward starting playing together again as This is…” on May 30th →
Saccharine Trust - We Don't Need Freedom
DoklandsFollow “Time for some early '80s LA punk. Saccharine Trust were the duo of Jack Brewer and…” on May 13th →
A Flock Of Seagulls - Telecommunication
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The lead song from this 1981 release was supposed to be part of the throwaway and…” on Feb 19th →
The Teardrop Explodes - Passionate Friend
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Julian Cope was enjoying being a pop star. Reward and Treason had taken him into the…” on Aug 13th, 2018 →
Romeo Void - Talk Dirty (To Me)
Star Maker MachineFollow “Romeo Void: Talk Dirty (To Me) [purchase] Romeo Void briefly shone brightly in the New Wave…” on Jun 14th, 2018 →
The Birthday Party - Release the Bats
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Nick Cave has come a very long way since this July 1981 single took him into…” on May 7th, 2018 →
The Stranglers - Just Like Nothing On Earth
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “jimdoes has come up with a superb way on introducing this week’s four ties, but beforehand…” on Mar 23rd, 2018 →
The Human League - Love Action (I Believe In Love)
NEVVERFollow “The Human League, “Love Action (I Believe In Love)”” on Jan 5th, 2018 →
African Head Charge - Family Doctoring
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Once relegated to the B-sides of Jamaican reggae 45s in the early 1970s, dub—with its bass-expanding,…” on Nov 30th, 2017 →
New Order - Procession
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Today’s first half is lifted from a posting back in May 2016:- New Order had released…” on Nov 4th, 2017 →
New Order - In A Lonely Place +1 remix
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “This is why events unnerve me They find it all a different story The plethora of…” on Oct 29th, 2017 →
The Vapors - Jimmie Jones
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Lifting the band bio from the allmusic site:- Led by vocalist/guitarist Dave Fenton, the Vapors were…” on Oct 9th, 2017 →