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 optimism tracks
Anathallo - The River
Add To Wantlist Follow “With ‘Gimme 5!’ we take a peek into the collections of artists we admire. The premise is simple: artists WE…” on Nov 6th, 2023 →
The Irrepressibles - In This Shirt +4 remixes
Concrete OpinionsFollow “There’s a pain, it does ripple Through my frame, makes me lame There’s a thorn in my side It’s the…” on Mar 20th, 2022 →
YOUTHLESS - Attention
A New Band A Day!Follow “How wonderful is it to have Youthless back in our lives? Answer: very wonderful, and frankly, it’s all that they…” on Nov 7th, 2015 →
Youthless - Golden Spoon
Rock And Roll CreationsFollow “Indie-pioneers Youthless have released their new track ‘Golden Spoon’. As well as news of the single, the band will be…” on Oct 15th, 2015 →
Future Islands - Tin Man +1 remix
SFCriticFollow “Between songs at The Chapel’s packed Thursday night show, Future Islands front man Samuel Herring relayed his first thought upon…” on Apr 15th, 2014 →
The Ozark Mountain DareDevils - It'll Shine When It Shines
folk hiveFollow “America: A land with summers so great, we even named a sausage after them. It is true that the music…” on Jun 22nd, 2012 →
Beirut - Payne's Bay
UntitledFollow “This list is a long time coming and a little later than I would have liked it to be, but…” on Dec 27th, 2011 →
Death Cab for Cutie - Stay Young, Go Dancing
The Mad MackerelFollow “Mad Mackerel's Best of 2011.Our third top ten contributions come from Starbar and JaMS who job share in the office.…” on Dec 18th, 2011 →
Beirut - The Peacock
This Bonus TrackFollow “I’m almost embarrassed to admit that I hadn’t really listened to Beirut until the inception of ThisBonusTrack.com last summer. I…” on Aug 13th, 2011 →
Lupe Fiasco - Till I Get There
Bridging The VerseFollow “**Oops, wrote this yesterday but only posted today. Just pretend you’re reading it on a Tuesday** For those of you…” on Mar 9th, 2011 →
Antony and the Johnsons - Find The Rhythm Of Your Love
disco naïveté Follow “Antony and the Johnsons are set to release a Swanlights EP on April 16 (Record Store Day), featuring the title…” on Feb 24th, 2011 →
Hayes Carll - Girl Downtown
Atlanta's A-ListFollow “Hayes Carll is on the road again in support of his forthcoming release, KAMG YOYO. I have no idea what…” on Nov 29th, 2010 →
Hayes Carll - Girl Downtown
A Fifty Cent Lighter & A Whiskey BuzzFollow “Today, we take a look the nominees for what I consider to be the most confusing category... Best New/Emerging Artist.…” on Sep 2nd, 2010 →
Junip - Loops
treeswingersFollow “A month ago, JUNIP brought the ultra-smooth whispers of José González and his bandmates to The Rickshaw Stop, an intimate (and surprisingly inexpensive) venue…” on Jul 26th, 2010 →
Hurricane Bells - This Year
Pop Tarts Suck ToastedFollow “During CMJ last year I stumbled upon a band that looked oddly familiar. It was middle of the day, sometime…” on May 20th, 2010 →
The Irrepressibles - In Your Eyes
some beansFollow “Πγενική αίÏθηÏη ÏÏα ÏαγκÏÏμια Î¼Î¿Ï Ïικά δÏÏμενα Ïα ÏÎµÎ»ÎµÏ Ïαία ÏÏÏνια είναι ÏÏι η Îγγλία ÎÏει ÏιάÏει Îνα ÎºÎ±Î»Ï (μεν) θεÏÏείο…” on Apr 15th, 2010 →
The Irrepressibles - In This Shirt +4 remixes
Music For Kids Who Can't Read GoodFollow “There is something about marvelously dramatic orchestration and theatrical takes on very straight-forward stories that just gets me. If there…” on Jan 27th, 2010 →
Vic Chesnutt - New Town
An Aquarium DrunkardFollow “The opening line of Vic Chesnutt’s About to Choke is about as apt a self description as one could ask…” on May 27th, 2010 →