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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Special AKA - What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “2-8 September The month of August 1984 did offer up some gems, including what I have long held to be…” on Sep 9th →
The Ammonites - Feeling Strange
janglepophubFollow “The Ammonites were one of the earlier bands that John Waddington (Maximum Joy, The Pop Group, Playgroup, Perfume) played in,…” on Feb 21st →
The Specials - Ghost Town +5 remixes
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “First published, to much acclaim, in hardback in 2023, an updated paperback edition was printed and issued by White Rabbit…” on Feb 19th →
The Intercepteurs - Winter Wonderland
Christmas a Go GoFollow “Short notes, where we write short notes on notable Christmas songs, quick and easy: Not a lot of reggae this…” on Dec 13th, 2024 →
Madness - One Step Beyond
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A slight deviation from the norm in that this instalment also happens to cover a few days from October 1979,…” on Nov 4th, 2024 →
The Specials - A Message To You Rudy
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The first of the singles charts to be looked back at this time around covers 30 September–6 October. The Top…” on Oct 8th, 2024 →
Madness - The Prince
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The summer job lasted six weeks and all too soon I was back at school, entering 5th Year, but with…” on Aug 7th, 2024 →
Shoes For Industry - Sheepdog Trial Inna Babylon
DubhedFollow “...is Shoes For Industry, at least according to Jonny Zchivago over at Die Or D.I.Y.? in June 2017. (If you're…” on Jul 12th, 2024 →
The Specials - Gangsters
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “My summer of ’79 saw me enter the big bad world of paid employment. I actually told a few lies…” on Jul 11th, 2024 →
The Apollinaires - Envy the Love
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A guest posting by Leon MacDuff We all know what style of music 2 Tone Records specialised in. Heck, we…” on Mar 12th, 2024 →
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Girls Talk
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I reckon the late 20th Century fad for CDs as opposed to vinyl was really responsible for the demise of…” on Sep 7th, 2023 →
The Bodysnatchers - Ruder Than You
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “aka The Vinyl Villain incorporating Sexy Loser #009 – The Bodysnatchers – ‚Ruder Than You’ (Chrysalis Records, ’80) Hello friends,…” on Mar 8th, 2023 →
Madness - Tomorrow's Just Another Day
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Thanks again for all the feedback after the initial part of this series. The Top 10 of the singles chart…” on Feb 19th, 2023 →
Special AKA - Racist Friend
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “dilemma : noun a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially…” on Jan 12th, 2023 →