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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Pompey - Bivouac Sack
A New Band A Day!Follow “It takes nerve to write music that departs from the norm. Nerve is needed to fight the ever-present temptation to…” on Dec 5th, 2010 →
The Extra Lens - Only Existing Footage
captain's deadFollow “finally getting around to listening the extra lens’ undercard, which is great btw. in case you didnt know the extra…” on Oct 29th, 2010 →
Le Concorde - Who's Ever Gonna Feel Sorry For Us
Quick, Before It Melts.Follow “Four months into writing QBiM I posted about Le Concorde, a project from one Stephen Brecker in perhaps one of…” on Oct 23rd, 2010 →
The Extra Lens - Cruiserweights
caffeine-headacheFollow “The Extra Lens are John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats and Franklin Bruno. Not much separates this from Mountain Goat…” on Oct 13th, 2010 →
george & caplin - Sleep Deep
stadiums and shrinesFollow “"Consider the space it represents, tumbleweeds of any kind should be free within it." Bootgazing in adobe-coated space suits, George…” on Aug 2nd, 2010 →
Animals That Swim - Vic
the finest kissFollow “This started out as a post about a couple new surf inspired songs. I was going to write about the…” on Jul 29th, 2010 →
Nellie McKay - Change The World
The Music SlutFollow “Brace yourselves for Home Sweet Mobile Home. It’ll see daylight on 9/28. Nellie McKay recently chatted with NPR. MP3: Nellie…” on Jul 16th, 2010 →
The Dufflefolks - Homegrown
Cougar MicrobesFollow “Hailing from Hemel Hempstead, a stones throw from London, The Dufflefolks are not your average peddlers of Casio infused art.…” on Jul 13th, 2010 →
Matmos - Roses And Teeth For Ludwig Wittgenstein
PampelmooseFollow “Image: Alex Prager Gil Scott-Heron – New York Is Killing Me [Mos Def Remix] The Roots – Dear God 18th…” on May 28th, 2010 →
The Concretes - Seems Fine Shuffle
The Indie Music DatabaseFollow “Not counting last week's robot T-shirt design post (since it wasn't even music-related), it's been a while since I've posted…” on Mar 19th, 2010 →
Bruce Cockburn - And We Dance
Oliver di PlaceFollow “I know that, for many of my readers, it is unmistakably still winter. But here in New Jersey, we have…” on Mar 6th, 2010 →
Two Dark Birds - Big One Blazing
the burning earFollow “Wow. It was one year ago today that I squeezed out my first post as The Burning Ear and 411…” on Feb 8th, 2010 →
The Lovely Feathers - Wrong Choice
i (heart) musicFollow “As promised, here's the line-up for this year's edition of the i(heart)music festival... THURSDAY, August 20th Sadie Hell Still Life…” on Jul 3rd, 2009 →
Mira Mira - 11ses / The Meadow
Radio Free ChicagoFollow “Hard to believe, but with Memorial Day unofficially kicking off the summer season this weekend, 2009 is nearly half over!…” on May 22nd, 2009 →
Momus - The Most Important Man Alive
DoklandsFollow “Mount Parnassus is a barren place, mostly limestone and scrub vegetation, but the lower slopes offer enough space for a…” on Apr 9th, 2009 →
The Harvest Ministers - When You Have A Faint Heart
2 U I BestowFollow “Just like most things Glen Hansard does, the relationship split from Marketa Irglova has arrived into the public domain in…” on Jan 25th, 2009 →
Barenaked Ladies - Some Fantastic
A Free ManFollow “The world’s your oyster shell So what’s that funny smell You eat the bivalve anyway And you’re sick with salmonella…” on Oct 20th, 2008 →
The Week That Was - Learn To Learn
Condemned to Rock 'N RollFollow “As last year , I will not be able to attend the music lover's paradise, South by Southwest, and will…” on Mar 23rd, 2009 →
Mirah - Jerusalem
Amie Street BlogFollow “Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn 's name is intriguing and unique: the Philly singer's middle name is Hebrew for "good day"…” on Aug 15th, 2008 →