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 2 tone tracks
The Selecter - On My Radio
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The first of the singles charts to be looked back at this time around covers 30 September–6 October. The Top…” on Oct 8th →
Madness - The Prince
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The summer job lasted six weeks and all too soon I was back at school, entering 5th Year, but with…” on Aug 7th →
The Specials - Gangsters
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “My summer of ’79 saw me enter the big bad world of paid employment. I actually told a few lies…” on Jul 11th →
The Apollinaires - Put People First
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A guest posting by Leon MacDuff We all know what style of music 2 Tone Records specialised in. Heck, we…” on Mar 12th →
The Bodysnatchers - Ruder Than You
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “aka The Vinyl Villain incorporating Sexy Loser #009 – The Bodysnatchers – ‚Ruder Than You’ (Chrysalis Records, ’80) Hello friends,…” on Mar 8th, 2023 →
Special AKA - Racist Friend
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “dilemma : noun a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially…” on Jan 12th, 2023 →
The Special A.K.A - Gangsters
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “It was a text from Jacques the Kipper at just before 11pm last night. ‘Terry Hall’ JtK has been a…” on Dec 19th, 2022 →
The Bodysnatchers - Ruder Than You
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I can’t put it any better than what you can find over at 2-tone info. This is slightly edited down…” on Mar 3rd, 2022 →
The Selecter - The Selecter
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “This might be a first. A song which featured in the ongoing ‘Great Debut Singles’series also popping up here on…” on Jan 30th, 2022 →
Hotknives - Knives In My Back
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Where to begin with a regional sound that’s loud, punchy, and radio-ready, yet gloomy and moody enough to appeal to…” on Oct 14th, 2021 →
Madness - Embarrassment
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “It was back in 2014 that I wrote these words about this particular song:- “…a truly astonishing single that remains…” on Sep 10th, 2021 →
Body Snatchers - Devoid Of Emotion (KHAVA03)
Record TurnoverFollow “Khazad Records is an industrial techno label run by UK producer Balrog. They just released their third various artists compilation…” on Aug 15th, 2021 →
Bad Manners - Bang The Drum All Day
The Lost TurntableFollow “Bad Manners – Bang The Drum All Day Leisure Process – Cashflow I Am Siam – Talk To Me (I…” on Feb 14th, 2021 →
Specials - Do Nothing
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I thought I’d illustrate my own effort with the sleeve of the debut album by The Fun Boy Three –…” on Feb 9th, 2021 →