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.
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Alex Chilton - Tee Ni Nee Ni Noo/Tip On In
For The Sake Of The SongFollow “Slim Harpo (1924 -1970) was the man alright. A Louisiana swamp blues king if ever there was one, he never…” on Jul 5th, 2011 →
XTC - King For A Day
PopdoseFollow “It’s the next to last week for Bottom Feeders but a grand week it is as it includes one of…” on Jun 29th, 2011 →
Echo & The Bunnymen - Crocodiles
barrygruffFollow “For three decades Echo & The Bunnymen have been serving up some of the finest indie/post-punk on the planet and…” on Jun 24th, 2011 →
The Replacements - God Damn Job
PopdoseFollow “Musical love letters from my favorite artists Elvis Costello – Welcome To The Working Week (from My Aim Is True)…” on Jun 13th, 2011 →
Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “It was with great sadness that I read early in the New Year that Mick Karn had succumbed to cancer.I…” on Mar 27th, 2011 →
Alex Chilton - Baron Of Love, Pt. II
Star Maker MachineFollow “The Box Tops: The Letter[purchase]Big Star: I'm In Love With A Girl[purchase]Alex Chilton: Baron of Love Pt. 2[purchase]Chameleonesque singer-songwriter Alex…” on Jan 1st, 2011 →
Alex Chilton - Jesus Christ
boogie woogie fluFollow “Here's some stuff.Don't say we never gave you anything.Merry Christmas and Season's Greetingsfrom the Fluville Chamber of Commerce.Drive Safely.***********************************Download:"White Christmas"…” on Dec 22nd, 2010 →
Fetchin Bones - Love Crushing
PopdoseFollow “We move on this week to the sixth letter of the alphabet and look at more tunes that hit the…” on Sep 1st, 2010 →
R.E.M. - Life And How To Live It
FluxblogFollow “R.E.M. “Life and How to Live It” 1. The opening guitar figure of âLife and How To Live Itâ is…” on Jul 14th, 2010 →
The Blasters - Blue Shadows
AM, Then FMFollow “Here’s some music for your Fourth of July party. We have some red, some white, some blue, but no green(wood).…” on Jul 3rd, 2010 →
Japan - Gentlemen take Polaroids
The Vinyl DistrictFollow “I believe I've had three copies of Japan's 'best-of' 'Exorcizing Ghosts' over the years. Some things you can't put your…” on Jun 29th, 2010 →
The Wedding Present - Take Me
Radio Free ChicagoFollow “ Leeds, U.K.-based indie rock darlings, The Wedding Present were formed as a quartet in 1985 after the demise of Lost Pandas.…” on May 13th, 2010 →
The English Beat - Save It For Later
The Vinyl DistrictFollow “Softsoap. Y' know, the liquid soap in a pump. I was lingering on it a bit longer in the men's…” on May 3rd, 2010 →
Alex Chilton - Lipstick Traces
boogie woogie fluFollow “Goodbye El Goodo By Robert Gordon Alex stuck his finger down his throat and gagged, showing me that’s how much…” on Mar 31st, 2010 →