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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Rwake - The Return of Magik
No Clean SingingFollow “(2025 marks the 10th year Todd Manning has been writing with us, and we’re grateful he has stayed with NCS…” 4 days ago →
PSYCHONAUT - Origins
No Clean SingingFollow “(As our LISTMANIA orgy continues, today we have a Top 20 list from Denver-based NCS writer Gonzo.) Well, here we…” 6 days ago →
Tides - Fragile
Stationary TravelsFollow “Music can be a great companion allowing us to feel connected, comforted, inspired, or simply transported through the vehicle of…” last week →
Rebreather - Drown
The ObeliskFollow “Feast your eyes on the Brian Mercer poster below — oh golly, I hope they make t-shirts — and behold…” last week →
Coltaine - Memories Of Ice
The ObeliskFollow “A new video from Coltaine isn’t such a shock. The post-genre German dark heavy progressives released their new album, Brandung…” on Dec 12th →
Pelican - Cascading Crescent
The ObeliskFollow “I’ll gladly go on record to say that I could be perfect happy to never hear Geoff Rickley from Thursday…” on Dec 11th →
Point Mort - The Bent Neck Lady
No Clean SingingFollow “(Andy Synn presents another detailed selection of 10 albums representing the absolute best of 2025) In the words of the…” on Dec 11th →
Isis - Poison Eggs
Post-TrashFollow “by Kurt Orzeck If an ultra-prolific music maker writes and plays songs in the woods, do they really exist if…” on Dec 10th →
Caldera - Body 3003
Inverted AudioFollow “Soela is curator of the second volume in Dial Records’ 25-year anniversary series, Dial25, following volume one compiled by Ben…” on Dec 10th →
16 - Proudly Damned
The ObeliskFollow “Fucking hell, I hope I get to go to Desertfest Oslo. Conan and Dopelord and 16 on top of the…” on Dec 5th →
HELL - Hevy
The QuietusFollow “Kez Whelan picks out the 20 best records from 2025 in metal, year of heartening cross-pollination and pushed limits, as…” on Dec 3rd →
Monolord - Glaive (It's All The Same)
The ObeliskFollow “Monolord are done recording their next album. The Gothenburg, Sweden, three-piece tracked their impending sixth full-length in Oregon with Sylvia…” on Nov 24th →
California X - Nights In The Dark
I Thought I Heard A SoundFollow “For a LONG minute there in the late '00s and early '10s, it seemed like every band wanted to be…” on Nov 24th →
BEASTWARS - Levitate
The ObeliskFollow “Happy Monday, and welcome to the Quarterly Review. Or welcome back, anyhow. I said last month that I might try…” on Nov 17th →
Friendship Commanders - DEAD & DISCARDED GIRLS
Destroy//ExistFollow “DEAD & DISCARDED GIRLS, the gripping final track on BEAR, the fourth album from Nashville duo Friendship Commanders, brings the…” on Nov 14th →
The Grasshopper Lies Heavy - Lyrics Are Hard
Heavy Blog Is HeavyFollow “It’s HEAVY. Yep. That’s it, that’s the review. Insights like this are only available on the Heavy Blog. Nah, I…” on Nov 13th →
THUNDERCHIEF - Vampire State Building
The ObeliskFollow “Richmond’s Thunderchief were out in April, out in August, out again for a bit in September, and again for a…” on Nov 13th →