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
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 - Envy the Love
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 - Easy Life
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 →
Madness - My Girl
Across The Kitchen TableFollow “The first time I heard Mardy Bum I immediately thought of an earlier song about less than domestic bliss. To…” on Aug 27th, 2020 →
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 →