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 Swinging Cats - Mantovani
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 →
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 - Too Experienced
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 →
The Selecter - Too Much Pressure
surviving the golden ageFollow “In 1979, Special AKA and The Selecter released the single, “Gangsters vs. The Selecter.” The single is largely considered the…” on Jul 18th, 2019 →
The Selecter - The Selecter
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Bernie Rhodes knows don’t argue And with that, the first recorded issued by The Specials was unleashed on the listening…” on Nov 27th, 2017 →
The Higsons - Tear The Whole Thing Down
Crying All The Way To The Chip ShopFollow “Though probably not as well known as your Gang of Fours and Certain Ratios, this single by The Higsons is…” on Aug 27th, 2017 →
The Specials - Doesn't Make It Alright
Across The Kitchen TableFollow “The above picture shows a sticker that had been stuck on a memorial to the volunteers from Glasgow that went…” on Jun 29th, 2016 →
The Specials - International Jet Set
Crying All The Way To The Chip ShopFollow “Advertising laws in Britain permitted beer and wine to be sold on television but the harder stuff could only be…” on Apr 25th, 2016 →
The Specials - Why?
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “ORIGINALLY POSTED ON WEDNESDAY 30 APRIL 2008 Like many others of my age in 1980, I bought a whole bundle…” on Apr 1st, 2016 →
The Specials - Nite Klub
Plain Or Pan?Follow “A double whammy of night club tracks… Iggy Pop‘s Nightclubbing is a fantastic product of its environment. It was written…” on Jun 7th, 2015 →