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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Manic Street Preachers - Socialist Serenade
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Edited from Wikipedia today:- You Stole the Sun from My Heart was released on 8 March 1999 as the third…” on Nov 12th →
RAILROAD JERK - Bang The Drum
Bandcamp DailyFollow “The story of a briefly incandescent bunch of guitar-wielding indie rockers making subversive post-modern pop. Read full story on the…” on Jan 13th →
The English Beat - Tears Of A Clown
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The final part of what has been one of the most time-consuming series, in terms of research, referencing and cross-checking,…” on Dec 15th, 2024 →
Evan Dando - In The Grass All Wine Coloured
HI54Follow “Every week I shuffle up all the songs I’ve liked over the years—well, all the songs I was smrt enough…” on Jan 15th, 2023 →
The Cranberries - How Radical Mix
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Jonny the Friendly Lawyer recently offered up Somewhere Around Midnight by Airborne Toxic Event as a song which makes for…” on May 6th, 2022 →
Pia Fraus - How Fast Can You Love
Łabandzi ŚpiewFollow “Pia Fraus is a huge deal and it's been like this for 20 years now - until the dawn of…” on Oct 4th, 2021 →
Zeroleen - All Good Zeroleen (Radio)
Pop TonesFollow “Can’t say we know much about Zeroleen but this one here is a dance track and it’s All Good. (” on May 8th, 2018 →
Nocturnal Projections - Nerve Ends In Power Lines
raven sings the bluesFollow “Somewhere near the roots of New Zealand post-punk lie the early singles of Nocturnal Projections, eking life into a scene…” on Apr 19th, 2018 →
Carter USM - Ceasefire
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Just two guys messing around (part 7) An Imaginary Compilation (of Sorts) by SWC and Tim Badger “Do you know”…” on Nov 18th, 2015 →
relaxdaily - N°084
Inyourspeakers MediaFollow “In the past two decades, research conducted in the field of neuroscience has discovered a plethora of evidence-based findings that…” on Feb 24th, 2015 →
Sam Bush - Sailin' Shoes
An Aquarium DrunkardFollow “That right there is one Lowell George, he of Little Feat, whose discography has just been reissued by Rhino. In…” on Mar 20th, 2014 →
Carole King - Beautiful
Let's Not Get Carried AwayFollow “Just like Linda Rondstadt finally entering the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, it certainly was due that the Grammy…” on Jan 22nd, 2014 →
Thomas Lang - August Day
27 LeggiesFollow “This will be my final post of 2013 as I am heading off to Marrakech for a week tomorrow. So…” on Dec 23rd, 2013 →
Barenaked Ladies - Odds Are
surviving the golden ageFollow “Many times when there is a split bill for a concert, you are left wishing for a longer set by…” on Jul 30th, 2013 →
Close Lobsters - Gutache
TuneMineFollow “I missed a lot of good stuff in the 80s mostly due to “not paying attention” or “having cool friends”.…” on Apr 29th, 2013 →
Minutemen - The Red And The Black
Cover MeFollow “The legacy of D. Boon's remarkable musical shorthand still matters today, as these covers - some his, some of his…” on Apr 1st, 2013 →
Hallelujah The Hills - Wave Backwards To Massachusetts
Wake the DeafFollow “Hallelujah The Hills are back with a new single and accompanying B-side. ‘The Three Minute...” on Feb 21st, 2013 →
Blur - Money Makes Me Crazy Marrakech Mix
Plain Or Pan?Follow “Fritter about on the margins of success. Get signed. Release a hit single. Release a hit album. Tour bigger venues.…” on Aug 18th, 2012 →
Tall Dwarfs - Crush
DoklandsFollow “Here's more pioneering New Zealand lo-fi stuff for you. Famously, Tall Dwarfs didn't have a drummer. At one point they…” on Jun 19th, 2012 →
Madness - Our House +2 remixes
Bottom of the GlassFollow “Our House - Madness (mp3) Good Pain - Live (mp3) Do Baby Boomers know exactly when they sold their souls?…” on Jun 18th, 2012 →