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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Butthole Surfers - Hurdy Gurdy Man
27 LeggiesFollow “It has been a while since we've done one of these, but Single Song Sunday is back. This time out…” on Nov 4th, 2018 →
Madness - NW5
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “In August 1979, Madness released their debut single. The Prince was in tribute to ska singer Prince Buster. It was…” on Aug 20th, 2018 →
Snuff - Not Listening
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “All the words have been written at Parts 1 and 2 earlier this week. Here’s three more largely unheralded bands…” on Jul 18th, 2018 →
Minutemen - Little Man With A Gun In His Hand
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A GUEST POSTING by SWISS ADAM http://baggingarea.blogspot.com/ This could well be the shortest ICA in the series, in terms of…” on Jun 6th, 2018 →
The Wedding Present - Dalliance
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “May as well deal with the formalities of last week’s embarrassingly one-sided ties :-. Echo & The Bunnymen 23 Butcher…” on May 25th, 2018 →
Urinals - Ack Ack Ack Ack
DoklandsFollow “With many of the best jokes you're never quite sure of what the target of them is. Is it the…” on May 20th, 2018 →
The Lemonheads - Ride With Me
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “And so we come to the end of March and what will be the final ties of Round 2. There’s…” on Mar 30th, 2018 →
J.J. Jackson - But It's Alright
27 LeggiesFollow “I'm just back from a few days in Zagreb, where I managed to pick up some very promising looking local…” on Mar 8th, 2018 →
Thee Headcoats - (We Hate The Fuckin') NME
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The times, they really are a-changin’ From The Guardian:- The NME is to cease publication in print after 66 years,…” on Mar 7th, 2018 →
The Maytals - I'll Never Grow Old
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Inset image – Bob Marley and the Wailers. When, in the late 1950s, naturally curious and open-minded sound system owner…” on Feb 22nd, 2018 →
Treepeople - No Doubt
BrooklynVeganFollow “The initial lineup for Boise, ID festival Treefort has been announced. Like in past years, the lineup includes hometown heroes…” on Dec 7th, 2017 →
The Wedding Present - Shatner
Magnet MagazineFollow “This year marks 30 years since the release of iconic Wedding Present album George Best. To celebrate, we’re bringing you…” on Oct 12th, 2017 →
Girls at Our Best! - Warm Girls
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I’ve said before that I didn’t really latch on properly to The Wedding Present until I heard Kennedy being played…” on Jun 11th, 2017 →
R. Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House
Across The Kitchen TableFollow “This was first posted back in May 2010 and again last year but I had quite a heavy weekend and…” on May 1st, 2017 →
XTC - Life Begins At The Hop
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A few things worth noting. This April 1979 release was the first A-side that was written by Colin Moulding. It…” on Apr 1st, 2017 →
Gus 'The Groove' Lewis - Let The Groove Move You
GazfunkFollow “With the New Orleans Mardi Gras coming to a close yesterday, I felt is was fitting to mark the occasion…” on Mar 1st, 2017 →
A Certain Ratio - Winter Hill
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A GUEST POSTING FROM SWISS ADAM Echorich’s A Certain Ratio ICA covered the group’s career is such a fashion that…” on Feb 22nd, 2017 →
Blind Blake - West Coast Blues
For The Sake Of The SongFollow “A Blind Blake cover by the late great picker Jack Rose, who was clearly having a truckload of fun recording…” on Jan 13th, 2017 →
The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The first five singles, now readily accepted as bona-fide classics which have more than stood the test of time, were…” on Dec 31st, 2016 →
Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Grey Cell Green
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “JC writes……. I sometimes think I’m the luckiest person on the planet. I cetainly must be in terms of the…” on Oct 31st, 2016 →