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.
wearetyphoon - Rorschach
We All Want Someone To Shout ForFollow “All photos by Qbertplaya Last month Oregon-based indie rock outfit Typhoon returned with their fourth album Offerings (released via Roll…” on Feb 20th, 2018 →
Western Scene - Strange but True
The Mad MackerelFollow “Back again like a carrion crow to roadkill. Every year since 2009, Chris T Popper has shared his favourite tunes…” on Dec 31st, 2018 →
Tango With Lions - Proof Of Desire
Sawdust and GinFollow “Less Is More on Tango With Lions’ Single, “Proof of Desire” Originally premiered on Grimy Goods. The instrumentation on “Proof…” on Feb 20th, 2018 →
LOMA - Relay Runner
Sawdust and GinFollow “sngshows: Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Words by me, photos by Laura Pasek. Loma came out with another five-piece touring…” on Jan 2nd, 2019 →
Corey Flood - Feel Okay
Swell ToneFollow “Corey Flood delicately delivers doom. The Philadelphia four-piece, led by the casually cool whispers of Ivy Gray-Klein, float in a…” on Mar 5th, 2018 →
Wooly and the Uke - Circus
The RevueFollow “Around and around we go, where The Matinee September 7th edition stops, no one knows! Well, we do know where…” on Sep 7th, 2017 →
Orochen - Capitalist Creed
Emerging Indie BandsFollow “Orochen is a dark-rock quartet from Sweden. I do apologise, again, that I am once again late to get to…” on Dec 20th, 2017 →
Phenomenal Creature - Vultures
The RevueFollow “The Saturday Sampler April 29th is a mostly European affair. These nine songs come from artists in Denmark, England, Finland,…” on Apr 29th, 2017 →
POLIÇA and s t a r g a z e - Agree
PopMattersFollow “None In 2018, Poliça, at least on paper, doesn't sound like an endlessly inventive bunch. The dark, mystified synthpop band…” on Oct 30th, 2018 →
Queue - Falling Into Skies
Overblown WebzineFollow “Frames Is Out Now. Washington, DC reminds me of Fugazi and Philadelphia reminds me of Will Smith. This really has…” on Oct 17th, 2016 →
Queue - Aimless Kid
The Devil Has The Best TunaFollow “This week's selection of Fresh Sounds is full of bands and artists that have been seen on the blog before…” on Jan 28th, 2018 →
Psychic Markers - Hardly Strangers
music islandsFollow “世界はB級インディーズで溢れています。昨年2020年春のコロナ禍ロックダウン中の静まりかえったロンドンでリリースされた、サイケにどんより間延びしたドリーミーなサウンドが特徴的な一面をもつ老舗サイキックメーカーズ。②番目のシングル、ベイビーイッツタイムよりも先にでたシングル「曇り空」がニューウエーブばりばりでクール好きだ、よい。やっぱクラウドっしょ。 Bella Union · Psychic Markers – Hardly Strangers Lady Bubbles White China Vanilla Sky Cloud 9 Ivory Wave” on Mar 21st, 2021 →
Mesadorm - Tell Me
SonofmarketingFollow “Mesadorm is the new Bristol-based collaborative project lead by singer-songwriter Blythe Pepino of Vaults. It is defined as a project…” on Dec 3rd, 2017 →
Georgi Kay - Jóga (Björk Cover)
Pop LabyrinthFollow “Ever want to hear a Björk song covered through a David Lynch filter? For 20-year-old Aussie singer/songwriter Georgi Kay has…” on Jun 13th, 2013 →
OROUNI - The Sea Castle (Feat. Emma Broughton)
The RevueFollow “Happy Thanksgiving to those in the US and abroad who may be celebrating the holiday. While you feast on turkey,…” on Nov 23rd, 2017 →
Loma - Black Willow
The Listening Post BlogFollow “With a haunting sound that conjures up a sense of hopeful desolation (the kind that takes you back to the…” on Jan 7th, 2019 →
Lavender Child - Happy Illusions
Sawdust and GinFollow ““Happy Illusions” is an outstretched, pastoral track, and the video aptly makes Mother Nature its own character. Listen to this…” on Dec 8th, 2017 →
ANTIPOLE - Shadow Lover
Coast Is ClearFollow “Laura Lee Lovely «Eden» EP – es ist ein gutes Jahr her, dass ich die neuseeländische Sängerin hier im Blog…” on Nov 9th, 2017 →
Yassassin - Cherry Pie
The RevueFollow “Deap Vally Not only is Deap Vally‘s Femejism one of my favourite names for an album; it’s quite possibly one…” on Aug 28th, 2017 →
Kevin John Eustace - LAPSED CATHOLIC
Emerging Indie BandsFollow “Kevin John Eustace is a sadcore creator from England. Recently getting in to stride – following on from the guitar…” on Oct 27th, 2017 →
Stillwave - She Flies A Tracer
mapambuloFollow “Die drei Herren von Stillwave aus dem niederländischen Utrecht waren hier im vergangenen Jahr schon mit ihrem eigenwilligen Indiepop zu…” on Oct 3rd, 2017 →
ROOKES - The Heel of My Hand
The RevueFollow “Describing herself as a Birmingham-native but based out of London, Rookes is the indie-pop project of Jenny Bulcraig. In development…” on May 10th, 2018 →
DARTS - Distance = Infinity
The RevueFollow “Rock. That’s pretty much what you will find on The Matinee September 28th edition. There’s no electro- or synth-pop, no…” on Sep 28th, 2017 →
Thirty Days of Yes - Damaskus ||
Indie30Follow “A group of Australian independent record labels have come together to lend their support to the ‘Yes’ campaign and the…” on Oct 6th, 2017 →
Thirty Days of Yes - Cannibal Mouth (Demo)
Austin Town HallFollow “While we here at ATH have little say in the realm of Australian politics, we do care deeply about their…” on Oct 11th, 2017 →
Ceiling Demons - The Rose
The Devil Has The Best TunaFollow “Mix up your weekend with the Devil's handpicked selection of songs to leave you in a spin... Ceiling Demons -…” on Oct 21st, 2017 →
Jo Marches - Breaks My Heart
The RevueFollow “Everyone knows about the Friday the 13th movies, but how many know about Saturday the 14th? It’s a cult movie…” on Oct 14th, 2017 →
Pearla - Somewhere
BrooklynVeganFollow “NYC folk singer Pearla (aka Nicole Rodriguez) makes delicate, airy, bare-bones folk that fans of Joni Mitchell and Laura Marling…” on Oct 17th, 2018 →
Fenne Lily - Three Oh Nine
Abduction RadiationFollow “Bristol, UK – Keep your late mornings mellow with Fenne Lily’s newest track “Three Oh Nine”. This melodic singer-songwriter track…” on Nov 28th, 2017 →
WIDOWSPEAK - Dog
Another Dying Art FormFollow “Best Albums of 2017: #21 Widowspeak - Expect the Best out on Captured Tracks Bandcamp | Spotify | YouTube” on Dec 11th, 2017 →
Julie & The Wrong Guys - Homeless
The RevueFollow “Usually, Autumn would feature the leaves changing color and a brisk evening breeze, but this past weekend brought record-breaking temperatures…” on Sep 29th, 2017 →
Fuzzystar - Angel Transported
ravechildFollow “30. ULTRAS – ULTRAS [Hello Thor] The brain child of Over The Wall’s Wav Prentice ULTRAS’ debut record caught our…” on Jan 29th, 2018 →
Ghostpoet - Dopamine If I Do
The RevueFollow “The Saturday Sampler September 23rd edition is the soundtrack to your weekend plans. Whether you’re hosting a big party, enjoying…” on Sep 23rd, 2017 →
Ghostpoet - Immigrant Boogie
KEXP BlogFollow “Photo by Steve Gullick Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part of our Song of the…” on Sep 19th, 2017 →
Dillon - Killing Time
The Seventh HexFollow “Dominique Dillon De Byington Photo by Joseph Kadow Dominique Dillon De Byington, aka Dillon, was 19 when she started releasing…” on Nov 10th, 2017 →
Ritual Howls - Spirit Murder
The RevueFollow “The final long weekend of summer has passed, which means the kids are back in school and the grind of…” on Sep 6th, 2016 →
Ritual Howls - Blood Red Moon
The Owl MagFollow “LA-based record label, felte, celebrates its 5th anniversary with an impressive showcase of its roster's talent on November 16-17, 2018…” on Oct 18th, 2018 →
Emel Mathlouthi - Ensen Dhaif
RevilerFollow “Read a review of Arab Spring protest singer Emel Mathlouthi's incredible sophomore record and see her live next week at…” on May 4th, 2017 →
Flotation Toy Warning - Due To Adverse Weather Conditions, All Of My Heroes Have Surrendered
Austin Town HallFollow “I’m continually impressed by Flotation Toy Warning, not to mention I don’t see them having too many peers floating about…” on Sep 15th, 2017 →
Sego - Whatever Forever
Sawdust and GinFollow “Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. As we discussed their upcoming release, it became clear that nothing about the band has…” on Oct 18th, 2017 →
Uncle Wellington - The code
HighcloudsFollow “Belgian band Uncle Wellington are ready for the release of their album “The faster I waltz, the better I jive”…” on Sep 26th, 2017 →
Yassassin - Mermaidistic Personality Disorder
Breaking More WavesFollow “On face value it could appear somewhat mystifying that I’ve never featured London based band Yassassin on the blog before,…” on Mar 6th, 2018 →
Nadine Shah - Place Like This
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Photo by Julia Romanovskaya. It’s only been four years since U.K.-based singer-songwriter Nadine Shah released Love Your Dum and Mad,…” on Sep 8th, 2017 →
Wy - Nobody Else
swede + sourFollow “Never Was (EP) wy Released: November 4h, 2016 / Hybris Recordings Words: Peter Quincy Ng Hailing from the southern Swedish…” on Dec 13th, 2016 →
Pale Honey - Get These Things Out Of My Head
swede + sourFollow “It’s notably been a big year for Gothenburg, Sweden’s Pale Honey, whom received not one but two nods from Sweden’s…” on Mar 22nd, 2018 →
Lean Year - Come and See
Concrete OpinionsFollow “♩ Beach Fossils – Saint Ivy [from Somersault] [beachfossils.com] ♩ Day Wave – Wasting Time [from The Days We Had]…” on Dec 29th, 2017 →
WIDOWSPEAK - Warmer
The RevueFollow “A pattern has emerged in Widowspeak‘s albums. Their self-titled debut was stripped back, deliciously haunting dream-folk – or what they…” on Aug 28th, 2017 →
Baula - Nova
swede + sourFollow “The Icelandic/Swedish of Ísak Ásgeirsson and Karolina Thunberg respectively, Baula make upbeat and raucous indie pop with a noise rock…” on Jan 11th, 2018 →