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 two-tone tracks
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 →
The Specials - Nite Klub
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
The Special A.K.A - Gangsters
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “It was a text from Jacques the Kipper at just before 11pm last night. ‘Terry Hall’ JtK has been a…” on Dec 19th, 2022 →
The Akrylykz - Spyderman
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “JC writes…….. I had a post all set to go for today…..indeed I’ve a whole bundle of posts set to…” on Nov 13th, 2022 →
The Bodysnatchers - Too Experienced
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I can’t put it any better than what you can find over at 2-tone info. This is slightly edited down…” on Mar 3rd, 2022 →
Hotknives - Knives In My Back
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Where to begin with a regional sound that’s loud, punchy, and radio-ready, yet gloomy and moody enough to appeal to…” on Oct 14th, 2021 →
Body Snatchers - Devoid Of Emotion (KHAVA03)
Record TurnoverFollow “Khazad Records is an industrial techno label run by UK producer Balrog. They just released their third various artists compilation…” on Aug 15th, 2021 →
Bad Manners - Bang The Drum All Day
The Lost TurntableFollow “Bad Manners – Bang The Drum All Day Leisure Process – Cashflow I Am Siam – Talk To Me (I…” on Feb 14th, 2021 →
Specials - Do Nothing
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I thought I’d illustrate my own effort with the sleeve of the debut album by The Fun Boy Three –…” on Feb 9th, 2021 →
The Selecter - Too Much Pressure
surviving the golden ageFollow “In 1979, Special AKA and The Selecter released the single, “Gangsters vs. The Selecter.” The single is largely considered the…” on Jul 18th, 2019 →
The Beat - Psychedelic Rockers (Dubweiser)
Crying All The Way To The Chip ShopFollow “Well this has been a shitty week. First we lost Scott Walker, and now Ranking Roger has joined the great…” on Mar 27th, 2019 →
The Specials - Skinhead Moonstomp
Plain Or Pan?Follow “Skinhead Moonstomp by Symarip is like a rocksteady Slade; a 14 hole high bovver-booted ‘n braces metaphorical boot to the…” on Dec 28th, 2018 →
Natural Rhythm - Meditation (Acid Mix) (Frosted Recordings)
When We DipFollow “Los Angeles based duo Natural Rhythm make their debut on the Montreal imprint Frosted Recordings with a 2 tracker. The…” on Jan 14th, 2018 →
Natural Rhythm - The Jive John Mork's Vibin & Jivin Remix
XLR8RFollow “Back in 1998, The Jive EP from Natural Rhythm was released on the classic Earthtones Recordings (now Seasons Recording), resulting…” on Aug 9th, 2017 →