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 c86 tracks
Strange Passage - Hunter's Fancy
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Massachusetts band Strange Passage have listened to Murmur a few times. Maybe too many times? The outfit serves up damn…” on Nov 8th →
Strange Passage - Palace Behind the Shade
Add To Wantlist Follow “New York/Boston quartet Strange Passage return after six years with A Folded Sky, a six-song 12″ that makes the wait…” on Nov 7th →
Strange Passage - Golden Rule
raven sings the bluesFollow “Another braid in the Massachusetts indie belt draws tight with the new record from Strange Passage. The band adds some…” on Nov 3rd →
Hurrah! - Who'd Have Thought?
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “October 1984. As we have previously seen, a seriously underwhelming month in respect of decent songs making the Top 75…” on Oct 28th →
Hey Paulette - See You Sometime
janglepophubFollow “It is wonderful to see the first professionally recorded of 1987’s “See You Sometime” EP now available digitally. We can…” on Oct 26th →
The June Brides - Every Conversation
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “In which I hope to have kept to my promise that this one will feature all sorts of great ‘non-hit’…” on Sep 29th →
jeanines - To Fail
Post-TrashFollow “by Attila Peter (@attila_peter23) A friend tells you their new favorite album has 13 tracks and clocks in at just…” on Sep 4th →
The Jasmine Minks - Where The Traffic Goes
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “You should know the drill by now. I dip into the 1000+ pages of my big red indie songs bible…” on Aug 22nd →
Talulah Gosh - Beatnik Boy (comp)
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “From 1986. A single released on the Edinburgh-based 53rd & 3rd Records, a label named after a Ramones song, and…” on Aug 21st →
Shop Assistants - Safety Net
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I don’t have too many regrets in life. I’ve been incredibly lucky with every big decision I’ve ever had to…” on Aug 5th →
Ducks Ltd. - Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken (feat. Lunar Vacation)
Add To Wantlist Follow “Not all new music is really new, as many artists cover songs. Sometimes these are songs by their favorite artists,…” on Aug 4th →
The Motorcycle Boy - Under The Bridge (session)
Snooping the BandcampFollow “PRE 052: THE MOTORCYCLE BOY – John Peel session 14.09.87 by The Motorcycle Boy 7/24/25. I’m not sure why it…” on Jul 24th →
jeanines - You Can't Get It Back
When You Motor AwayFollow “With sharp songwriting and a sound that combines the familiar guitar pop with echoes of Sarah Records and folk rock,…” on Jul 10th →
jeanines - Coaxed A Storm
Rosy OverdriveFollow “Happy Thursday! Tomorrow (June 27th), plenty of good new records will be released, and this blog post looks at four…” on Jun 26th →
The June Brides - Sunday to Saturday
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The post featuring the new chart hits from June 1984 was a bit of a mixed bag. Thankfully, top of…” on Jun 26th →
jeanines - What's Lost
3hiveFollow “Massachusetts’ Jeanines are back with their latest (and greatest) album, How Long Can It Last. This album is a true…” on Jun 25th →