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 old school soul tracks
Syl Johnson - Is It Because I'm Black
Chicago ReaderFollow “I decided to include Bernard Reed in my Winter Blues series, because for the past few decades he’s excelled as…” on Jan 31st →
Ruby Andrews - You Made a Believer out of Me
The Listening Post BlogFollow “Ruby Stackhouse, better known as Ruby Andrews, was born in Hollandale, Mississippi in 1947 and spent most of her life…” on Nov 4th, 2022 →
Bobby Womack - Home Is Where The Heart Is
27 LeggiesFollow “We've not had any soul music on here for a while. It's time to put that right, and how better…” on Oct 12th, 2022 →
Mel & Tim - Starting All Over Again
27 LeggiesFollow “Some super soul sounds from '72 for you today, courtesy of Mel & Tim. "Starting All Over Again" made the…” on Jul 28th, 2021 →
Ronnie Dyson - The More You Do It (The More I Like It Done To Me)
27 LeggiesFollow “We finish the week with some smooth soul from Ronnie Dyson. This took some negotiating as Ronnie refused to help…” on May 7th, 2021 →
Aretha Franklin - How I Got Over
Plain Or Pan?Follow “There was a film shown on BBC4 recently, a restored print of Aretha Franklin‘s astonishing take-me-to-church Amazing Grace concert. Filmed…” on Mar 2nd, 2021 →
Syl Johnson - Is It Because I'm Black
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Exploring the catalog of one of the most-sampled singers in soul. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Jan 6th, 2021 →
Gwen McCrae - Rockin' Chair
27 LeggiesFollow “What better way to start the day than with a bit of Gwen McCrae I'm a poet and I didn't…” on Jun 22nd, 2020 →
Sly and The Family Stone - Into My Own Thing
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “This might be a one-off, or it might turn into an occasional series. It’s a series that will require a…” on Jun 19th, 2020 →
Norman Connors - You Are My Starship
27 LeggiesFollow “Over the years we're featured a fair number of acts with peculiar names - the Hallelujah Chicken Run Band, Tedious…” on May 20th, 2020 →
Al Green - Georgia Boy +1 remix
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Go beyond “Let’s Stay Together” with 10 lesser-known Green gems. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Mar 23rd, 2020 →
Neville Brothers - Fire On The Bayou
Star Maker MachineFollow “Fats Domino: The Fat Man [purchase] Despite Nashville’s self-proclaimed title as Music City, I think that New Orleans might have…” on Jan 9th, 2020 →
The Jackson 5 - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
AM, Then FMFollow “Christmas has come and gone for another year, but some gifts you never forget. 50 years ago, for Christmas 1969,…” on Dec 27th, 2019 →
Otis Redding - Free Me
HOLY SOULFollow “holysoul: Otis Redding Free Me Turn Me Loose… MP3” on Oct 9th, 2019 →
Cliff Nobles & Co. - The Horse
Star Maker MachineFollow “Cliff Nobles and Co. : The Horse [purchase] If you have attended or watched a sporting event in the United…” on Sep 11th, 2019 →
David Ruffin - Walk Away From Love +1 remix
27 LeggiesFollow “I have lured you in under false pretences. We have no huffin' or puffin'. Nor, for that matter, do we…” on Apr 30th, 2019 →
Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers - It's Growing
27 LeggiesFollow “Back by popular demand, here is our first Single Song Sunday of the year. The song in question? "It's Growing".…” on Mar 3rd, 2019 →
The Impressions - This Is My Country
HOLY SOULFollow “holysoul: The Impressions This Is My Country MP3” on Jan 28th, 2019 →
Junior Walker & The All Stars - (I'm A) Road Runner
27 LeggiesFollow “I'm off to see Pete Wylie this evening. You're an intelligent bunch, you'll get the connection. "Coyotes" - Don Edwards…” on Jan 27th, 2019 →