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 drone folk tracks
Lake Mary - The Flowers Above You Are Blooming This Time Of Year
An Aquarium DrunkardFollow “We’re back in that cosmic pedal steel zone, still finding new possibilities and unexplored territories. Come and join the party…” on Feb 15th, 2022 →
Claypipe - Ultimate Violence
raven sings the bluesFollow “While the origins of Claypipe’s latest, Sky Wells, lie far from the barren, snow-covered hills of the East Coast US,…” on Jan 24th, 2022 →
Matt Christensen - I Listen To Country Songs
Groove MagazineFollow “Das Motherboard im wechselhaften Juli oszilliert zwischen 180 BPM, ausdauernden Drones und zarten IDM-Reminiszenzen. Der Beitrag Motherboard: Juli 2021 erschien…” on Jul 21st, 2021 →
Matt Christensen - It's Hard Not To Love Everyone
self-titled magazineFollow “Matt Christensen is going country. In spirit, at least. While the dust hasn’t quite settled from last year’s Hold You…” on Jun 8th, 2021 →
Bastard Mountain - Something On Your Mind
HI54Follow “There are certain songs that sound especially perfect when paired with a quiet morning, a warm beverage, and having enough…” on Jan 16th, 2021 →
Varkâna - Ahrimanic Enlightenment
Echoes and DustFollow “Varkâna is one of those unlikely acts to find on your path, experimenting with dungeon synth and its cousin dark…” on Dec 18th, 2020 →
Matt Christensen - Sweet Dreams Of Burning Everything
Chicago ReaderFollow “For more than two decades, singer and guitarist Matt Christensen has led Zelienople, a Chicago trio that explores the outer…” on Sep 29th, 2020 →
Marc Manning - mirrors facing mirrors
Ball of Wax Audio QuarterlyFollow “Marc Manning: “mirrors facing mirrors” Manning overlays a pensive, brooding acoustic guitar ballad with an unsettling synthesizer that buzzes like…” on Jun 5th, 2020 →
Rameses III - We Shall Never Sing Of Sorrow
a closer listenFollow “We all need peace right now ~ something to soothe our nerves, calm our hearts, and slow our racing minds.…” on Apr 5th, 2020 →
Lake Mary - Botanica
Tabs OutFollow “Three splits from Whited Sepulchre Records 2.12.20 by Ryan Masteller Good, we’re all here. There’s a lot of us this…” on Feb 12th, 2020 →
Mike Gangloff - The Other Side of Catawba
Folk Radio UKFollow “Buck Curran and Tompkins Square have done a fine job here, both in paying tribute to the late great Jack…” on Dec 27th, 2019 →
Mariano Rodriguez - Raga For Dr. Ragtime
For The Sake Of The SongFollow “Since it's been ten years ago since picker extraordinaire Jack Rose left us, the fine folks at Tompkins Square decided…” on Dec 18th, 2019 →
Matt Christensen - Passive
Tiny Mix TapesFollow “There is no secret to this. I make no bones about my affection for the music of Christensen, be it…” on Aug 5th, 2019 →
Tau Emerald - Travellers Two
Bandcamp DailyFollow “When the American-born, English-raised musician Sharron Kraus was a child, she had a single fantasy: “Wouldn’t it be lovely to…” on Nov 6th, 2018 →
Scott Tuma - Before Paradise
Tiny Mix TapesFollow “Like the treasure trove of change that falls between the couch cushions, so often goes the work of Scott Tuma.…” on Oct 18th, 2017 →
Matt Christensen - A New Boy's Name
KEXP BlogFollow “As major labels continue to exist behind the times, artists and labels with little capital and lesser reputations are producing…” on Mar 31st, 2017 →
Scott Tuma - All the Ragged Glory
raven sings the bluesFollow “As the year grinds into its final chapter, and the forces of nature finally let us free of 2016, its…” on Nov 18th, 2016 →
Matt Christensen - Lifeboat
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Matt Christensen. “As soon as it sounded cohesive, I rendered it and didn’t second guess it. I often played the…” on Aug 26th, 2016 →