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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The Stranglers - Nuclear Device
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The first of the singles charts to be looked back at this time around covers 30 September–6 October. The Top…” on Oct 8th, 2024 →
The Fall - Return
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Things haven’t quite been what they should be round these parts in recent weeks. There have been daily posts, but…” on Jul 23rd, 2024 →
The Wedding Present - I'm From Further North Than You
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I apologise for beginning the latest instalment of this series with a spoiler. The 34th single released by The Wedding…” on Jul 21st, 2024 →
XTC - Life Begins At The Hop
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The top end of the first new chart of May 1979 didn’t unearth as many gems as recent weeks, but…” on May 7th, 2024 →
Dear Nora - Make You Smile
Chicago ReaderFollow “Singer-songwriter Katy Davidson cofounded Dear Nora in Portland, Oregon, at the end of the 90s. By then the Pacific Northwest…” on Mar 29th, 2024 →
The Colourfield - Thinking Of You
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Here comes an ICA from a short-lived band, with just two albums and seven UK singles to select from. Despite…” on Mar 11th, 2024 →
Billy Bragg - St Swithin's Day
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I’ve never actually seen a copy of the debut single by Billy Bragg, but then again, it’s never been the…” on Feb 18th, 2024 →
Buzzcocks - Promises
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Last month, in the final part of the year-long series on the singles charts of 1983, I promised that the…” on Jan 11th, 2024 →
The Wedding Present - Gone
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A month after Kennedy had grabbed the indie-world by its lapels and given it the most almighty of shakes, the…” on Dec 16th, 2023 →
The Wedding Present - Kennedy
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The next 45 from The Wedding Present has proved to be the most popular of them all among the fan…” on Dec 9th, 2023 →
The Wedding Present - Living and Learning
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “It’s still 1986, and we’ve reached the release of the third single, one which came out on 7″ and 12″…” on Oct 22nd, 2023 →
Bobby Darin - Not for Me
The Listening Post BlogFollow “I must confess that my knowledge of Bobby Darin is not too extensive, but I am one song better off…” on Sep 23rd, 2023 →
The Weakerthans - (Hospital Vespers)
Bandcamp DailyFollow “A writer connects with other Weakerthans fans, as well as collaborators and anyone associated with the band, in a unique…” on Aug 29th, 2023 →
Jonathan Richman - Parties In The U.S.A.
HI54Follow “A good backyard bbq playlist should consist of the kind of songs that get heads nodding and toes tapping and…” on May 25th, 2023 →
Prefab Sprout - Moving The River
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Steve McQueen- Prefab Sprout (1985) There were some singers or bands whose collective bodies of works were analysed in a…” on May 9th, 2023 →
The Wedding Present - Shatner
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A GUEST POSTING by ERIC FROM OAKLAND JC’s recent Wedding Present post inspired me to dig back into my records…” on Apr 18th, 2023 →