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 midwest tracks
The Promise Ring - Is This Thing On?
Machine MusicFollow “Hello and welcome into a beautiful, rare glimpse inside the inner workings of a flower. I'm sorry, that's not the…” on Dec 25th, 2023 →
M.O.S.S. - Garbage Can
WASH MagazineFollow “Now that’s a title. Even just typing it up I was thinking damn I wish I’d a thought of it.…” on Oct 27th, 2023 →
Rust Ring - Tiny Frame
The Deli MagazineFollow “Main Artist you are covering (it will be added to our charts): Rust Ring Link to Artist's Bandcamp or Soundcloud…” on Feb 20th, 2023 →
the brokedowns - Obey The Fumes
Chicago ReaderFollow “Chicago punk four-piece the Brokedowns emerged from the same Elgin underground scene that gave us Ian’s Party, a homegrown humdinger…” on Jan 25th, 2023 →
Pillow Fort - Nelson Muntz had an Absent Father Too
The AlternativeFollow “Leicester’s Pillow Fort dropped their first proper release this past October, and not a moment too soon. The band lists…” on Jan 20th, 2023 →
Side Hug - Level-Headed
Obscure SoundFollow “Level-Headed by Side Hug Chicago-based trio Side Hug exude a jangly charm throughout their new single “Level-Headed,” yearning to be…” on Jan 11th, 2023 →
Kweku Collins - Tangerine
electric sound of joyFollow “A dazzling array of ideas and lyrical conceits assail the listener to ‘Tangerine’ a new release by Chicago artist Kweku…” on Jan 5th, 2023 →
Disq - The Hardest Part
I Left Without My HatFollow “Éloignés des spotlights et radars de la scène indie actuelle, les Disq méritent sans doute mieux que leur - relatif…” on Nov 29th, 2022 →
DJ Butter - Watch It Smoke (feat. Pacewon & 4-Ize)
GRANDGOODFollow “DJ Butter · Watch It Smoke (feat. Pacewon & 4-Ize)” on Oct 28th, 2022 →
Brave You - Lifer
The AlternativeFollow “The Alternative Weekly Roundup is a column where our staff plugs a variety of new releases in a concise, streamlined…” on Sep 26th, 2022 →
Alex Forte - Gone With The Wind
StereofoxFollow “Even though Alex Forte’s “Gone With the Wind” could be classified as Lo-fi in this day and age… This gem…” on Sep 5th, 2022 →
Disq - (With Respect To) Loyal Serfs
The RevueFollow “We’re kicking off September with a twinbill of new music with The Matinee ’22 v. 116 offering eight songs that…” on Sep 1st, 2022 →
Disq - Cujo Kiddies
Escafandrista MusicalFollow “Gènere: #indiepop #rockalternatiu #cançodeldia Disq és una banda de Wisconsin que originàriament es va formar entre el guitarrista Isaac DeBroux-Slone…” on Aug 9th, 2022 →
Mind Body & Soul - King of Kings
27 LeggiesFollow “I started off last week by badgering you all to go out and buy a reggae compilation album and I'm…” on Feb 27th, 2022 →
veresk - прятки
Flood MagazineFollow “Russian emo is here, and it’s unlike anything we’ve ever heard before. We’ve had plenty of emo revivals across the…” on Feb 5th, 2021 →
Stars Hollow - Tadpole
BrooklynVeganFollow “Listen to new songs by Dezzie/Headie One, Shenseea, YACHT, Sinkane, The Soul Santas (Beak>), Caroline Polachek, and more... Continue reading…” on Dec 22nd, 2020 →
Disq - Daily Routine
Ears To FeedFollow “Collector by Disq We’ve all heard it by now, young millennials writing somewhat twee rock ’n’ roll songs, getting signed…” on Dec 8th, 2020 →
Poor Traits - Psychiatric Ward
LOUD WOMENFollow “Out today from Vancouver alt-rockers Poor Traits: ‘Psychiatric Ward’ is frontwoman Alex’s moving account of being gaslight in a toxic…” on Nov 27th, 2020 →