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 1985 tracks
Slaughter Joe - I'll Follow You Down
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “This is one of the tracks included on Creation Records (International Guardians Of Rock ‘N’ Roll 1983-1999), a compilation of…” on Aug 28th →
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Cities In Dust Extended Eruption Mix
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Cities In Dust, a song inspired by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius which destroyed Pompeii in AD79, was the…” on Aug 12th →
Yello - Domingo
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A guest posting by Fraser Pettigrew I hate to love you, love you all the same I apologise for starting…” on Jun 20th →
The Colourfield - Thinking Of You
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Here comes an ICA from a short-lived band, with just two albums and seven UK singles to select from. Despite…” on Mar 11th →
Near Paris - Visions
Record TurnoverFollow “RECORD TURNOVER 80s HITS #202 Near Paris was a little-known duo from Columbus, Ohio, who released a single 12″ on…” on Mar 4th →
Happy Mondays - Delightful
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I was tempted, for the second successive time in this series, to offer some question marks with the heading. Last…” on Jun 27th, 2023 →
John Wayne - Call The Police
27 LeggiesFollow “Today we feature a magnificent seven reggae artists who chose to name themselves after screen cowboys. "Why?", I hear you…” on Mar 14th, 2023 →
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “My huge thanks to those of you who gave such warm welcomes to this new series. Just to clarify on…” on Jan 28th, 2023 →
The June Brides - Sunday to Saturday
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A couple of weeks back I found myself, very willingly, at the very first Glas-Goes Pop Festival. It took place…” on Aug 23rd, 2022 →
Primal Scream - All Fall Down
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “It wasn’t regarded as being all that cracking back in May 1985. Indeed, it was regarded as something of a…” on May 18th, 2022 →
The Fall - Cruiser's Creek +1 remix
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Another song that I only picked up on a few years after its release as a single in October 1985.…” on Oct 3rd, 2021 →
The Loft - Up The Hill And Down The Slope
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A word of praise for Optic Nerve Recordings, a reissue label based in Preston in north-west England (about 34 miles…” on Apr 9th, 2021 →
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Lost Weekend +1 remix
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I don’t do this every year, but I’m giving a birthday shout out to S.C. ,pictured above a few seconds…” on Feb 18th, 2021 →
Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring on the Dancing Horses (Extended Mix)
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “There’s something Pavlovian about Julian Cope posts that makes me immediately want to feature Echo & The Bunnymen. I recently…” on Oct 8th, 2020 →
Madonna - Dress You Up The 12" Formal Mix +2 more
The Lost TurntableFollow “Madonna Dress You Up (The 12″ Formal Mix) Dress You Up (The Casual Instrumental Mix) Papa Don’t Preach [Extended Version]…” on Sep 22nd, 2020 →
Microdisney - Birthday Girl
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Microdisney was an Irish band that was founded in Cork in 1980, with its two mainstays being Cathal Coughlan (keyboards,…” on Aug 28th, 2020 →
Yello - Let Me Cry
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The story of how Yello came to be is brilliantly bonkers. Formed, in Switzerland in 1976 by Boris Blank (keyboards,…” on Jul 24th, 2020 →
R.E.M. - Bandwagon
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “This week’s words are courtesy of The Robster:- One thing that is noticeable when you study R.E.M.’s discography is how…” on Jul 12th, 2020 →
Madonna - Gambler
The Lost TurntableFollow “I’m not going to lie to you, being unable to go to any record stores for over a month has…” on Apr 27th, 2020 →