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 demo tracks
Blur - Parklife (Demo)
Plain Or Pan?Follow “A few years ago, pre-lockdown, I was involved in putting on a spoken word show with Alan McGee. At that…” on Jul 30th →
R.E.M. - Beat A Drum (Dalkey Demo)
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The previous decade had seen R.E.M. rise to previously unfathomable heights before tailing off. While ‘Up’ signalled a downturn in…” on Mar 21st, 2021 →
Paint Thinner - Sue
Indie For BunniesFollow “Appuntatevi il nome di questi Paint Thinner, al secondo LP negli ultimi otto mesi. Hagioscope to the Heart by Paint…” on Oct 27th, 2019 →
Paint Thinner - Glistening Dots
raven sings the bluesFollow “Invariably when Detroit is thrown down as a geographical pinpoint, thoughts turn to soul, funk, proto-punk, and to the Aughts’…” on Mar 5th, 2019 →
Royal Highness - Feels like cumbia
Cassette BlogFollow “Príncipe Cu y King Louie nos regalan 4 poderosas reversiones bootleg en las que la cumbia se da la mano…” on Feb 14th, 2019 →
Paint Thinner - Distortion
barrygruffFollow “Formed from the remnants of Detroit underground outfits – like Terrible Twos, Fontana, Frustrations and Human Eye – post-punk noisemakers,…” on Jan 18th, 2019 →
Royal Highness - Energy (cumbia far away)
OvrldFollow “by Nick Hanover If you live in Austin then you already know there’s too much damn music to keep track…” on Aug 20th, 2018 →
Joy Division - Digital (Genetic demo)
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A GUEST POSTING from DAVE GLICKMAN OCD EP #6 – Joy Division Quite honestly, I hardly feel worthy writing about…” on Aug 22nd, 2017 →
FEET - Colly (re-recorded)
SodweeFollow “Editor's Note We like diversity in opinions, diversity in angles and a shake up now and then doesn't hurt. On…” on May 5th, 2017 →
Royal Highness - Damelo feat. Jah Fabio & Dj Blass
MaddecentFollow “Scene watch: Monterrey, MX In Monterrey, artists blend the best of both Mestizo and Dance Music sounds. Led by Toy…” on Jun 1st, 2016 →
teen cult - Witch Boy
Music That We LikeFollow “Teen Cult - Witch Boy Teen Cult used to be called ‘Girl Division’ which is almost as good a name,…” on Jul 31st, 2014 →
teen cult - smoke demo
Don't Need No MelodyFollow “Kind of at a loss for words with these. So f-ing beautiful and so, so underplayed.” on Jul 29th, 2014 →
Karen O - Snakes and Worms
A Feast of BeastFollow “Audio Preview from Karen O Crush Songs. Well sort of… If you’re a fan of Karen O/Yeah Yeah Yeahs, you…” on Jun 27th, 2014 →
The xx - Open Eyes (Demo)
Casablanca SunsetFollow “When The xx entered the studio to begin recording their 2nd album Coexist they released a demo letting the world…” on May 21st, 2014 →
Pet Shop Boys - Don Juan (Demo)
The Lost TurntableFollow “When I embarked on my re-recording marathon before I left the country, the goal was twofold. One was to have…” on Apr 8th, 2014 →
Velcro Mary - Something In My Eye
Ground Floor GoFollow “Velcro Mary is a one-man band from Charlotte, North Carolina that I discovered a year or so ago. His nod-to-the…” on Jul 2nd, 2013 →