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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Richard Dawson - Polytunnel
Loud and QuietFollow “2025 has been the 20th year of Loud And Quiet and the first of us operating online, here on Substack,…” 4 days ago →
anrimeal - Encaustic Witches
zensounds with Stephan KunzeFollow “Five years ago, the artist Ana Rita de Melo Alves had a strange dream. She was drowning in the sea,…” on Nov 14th →
Lankum - Ghost Town
AnalogueTrashFollow “We haven’t learnt our lesson, and we’re going to be taught it again. That’s the message I got from Lankum’s…” on Nov 2nd →
Širom - For You, This Eve, the Wolves Will Be Enchantingly Forsaken
Monolith CocktailFollow “Our Monthly Playlist selection of choice music and Choice Releases list from the last month. We decided at the start…” on Oct 31st →
Ak’chamel, The Fireblack Breechclouts Hi… - Apocalypse by Oud
Chicago ReaderFollow “Ak'chamel Sat 11/1 at Burlington Bar The post Ak’chamel bring their globally inspired esoterica aboveground appeared first on Chicago Reader.” on Oct 24th →
The Dwarfs Of East Agouza - Neptune Anteater
KLOF MagazineFollow “On The Dwarfs Of East Agouza's "Sasquatch Landslide", there are instrumental wails and squalls, bits of melody careen into the…” on Oct 7th →
Laura Cannell - Phoenix Quartet
a closer listenFollow “Laura Cannell‘s beguiling series A Compendium of Beasts continues with two new installments, bringing the total number of creatures to…” on Jul 24th →
Laura Cannell - Battle Hymns
JoyzineFollow “Serendipity is a wonderful thing. Back in 2020 writer Steve Horry wrote a piece for Joyzine on the wonderful CBeebies…” on Jul 20th →
Eli Winter - Cracking the Jaw
Dusted MagazineFollow “Photo by Beth KotzA Trick of the Light by Eli WinterChicago guitarist Eli Winter steps well clear of...” on Jul 7th →
Laura Cannell - The Oyster Catcher Brings Protection
Caught by the RiverFollow “‘The Oyster Catcher Brings Protection’ by Laura Cannell. Taken from the EP A Compendium of Beasts – Volume 3, out…” on Jul 2nd →
Laura Cannell - I Am Bittern
a closer listenFollow “We’re about to take a short summer break (back on Monday), but first, we’re excited to present our staff picks…” on Jun 29th →
Jun Konagaya - Magnolia
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Much of this music was previously only accessible via impossible-to-find, edition-of-50 noise tapes. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Jun 23rd →
Eli Winter - Deer Dancing Around a Broken Mirror
PolifoniaFollow “Drugi raz z rzędu playlista dwutygodniowa. Miłego odbioru. SPOTIFY TIDAL DEEZER Paradise Now by Obongjayar DEAD by Sudan Archives Michelangelo…” on Jun 7th →
Model/Actriz - Acid Rain
I Left Without My HatFollow “Allez savoir pourquoi, je pensais que Model/Actriz était un groupe anglais. Sorte de rejeton de toute la scène vibrante et…” on May 13th →
Eli Winter - Ida Lupino
KLOF MagazineFollow “Guitarist Eli Winter’s ace new Trick of the Light album sees him in full band leader mode. Glenn Kimpton met…” on May 13th →
Tsuki No Wa - Air Ship LZ 129
TwistedsoulFollow ““Music is the universal language of mankind.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The post Between The Cracks: Albums, Reissues & EP’s…” on May 9th →
Eli Winter - Black Iris on a Burning Quilt
Add To Wantlist Follow “Eli Winter doesn’t care much about conventions. The Chicago-based composer/guitarist kicks off his new album A Trick of the Light…” on May 6th →