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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Swimming Bell - Meet My Shadow
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Where does shoegaze end and dream pop begin? These are largely useless terms since so many things these days get…” 21 hrs ago →
The Vernon Spring - Under a Familiar Sun
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “How to write about music which exists outside of any one genre? Are the lines between genres even so clear…” 2 days ago →
Whitney's Playland - Long Rehearsal
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “This new track from San Francisco band Whitney's Playland is just perfect. It's light as a breeze, bright as summertime…” 4 days ago →
Dew Claw - You Are Not Alone
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “What do you get when you bring together Stephen Hunking (ex-Hypnolovewheel) and Chris Xefos (ex-King Missile)? You get something that…” 5 days ago →
Softie - Kiss Kiss Kiss
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “There are a lot of bands in Oakland looking to the early Nineties for inspiration. You'd think the only records…” 6 days ago →
THE PRIMITIVES - Sweet Sister Sorrow
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The sound of The Primitives has remained remarkably consistent for nearly 40 years now. The Coventry-originating group -- now a…” last week →
The Royal Arctic Institute - Twigs of Cries, Feathers of Sobs
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The music of The Royal Arctic Institute is evenly paced, languid at times, and full of moments where a listener…” last week →
James Krivchenia - James Krivchenia - Undesigned
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “By Stan Cierlitsky I am happy to be reviewing Performing Belief, the new instrumental album from Big Thief's drummer James…” last week →
Louis Philippe - Pictures Of Anna
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “If a record has Louis Philippe's name on it, then that record is worth picking up. The French-born, London-housed musician…” last week →
Sean Armstrong - The Library
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “On the same day recently I got two separate pitches for projects from members of Spinning Coin. I had no…” on May 1st →
Lael Neale - Tell Me How To Be Here
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “There are a lot of what I'd call singer-songwriters, enough that one asks if there's room for one more. However,…” on Apr 30th →
The Pennys - Say Something
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “Is this a super-group? The music of these folks comes from a place not inclined to hear a lot of…” on Apr 28th →
Field Hospitals - Earthly Delights
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “This week's Track of the Week is from new-ish Minneapolis band Field Hospitals. While "Sister Jane" is a superb slice…” on Apr 27th →
Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet - Barely driving
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “This is a record which straddles the genres of new music, noise, and jazz. Even if you were only vaguely…” on Apr 26th →
William Tyler - Howling at the Second Moon
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “You'd never know that William Tyler was in Lambchop and Silver Jews from a listen to the first cut on…” on Apr 25th →
Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires - Every Song On The Radio Reminds Me Of You
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “This new one from The Catenary Wires and poet Brian Bilston is an obvious choice for Video of the Week.…” on Apr 24th →
HOLY WAVE - Father’s Prayer
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “This new collection of B-sides and the like by Holy Wave opens on such a high note that one may…” on Apr 23rd →
Maria Somerville - Stonefly
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The music of Maria Somerville is wonderfully suited to the 4AD legacy. The tunes are expressive, layered, and ethereal in…” on Apr 22nd →
Chris Brokaw - 8 Or 9 Things
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “In the four years since his last solo album, Chris Brokaw has kept busy. He's played with Come, Lupo Cittá,…” on Apr 21st →
Wishy - Fly
A Pessimist Is Never DisappointedFollow “The spirit of the Clinton years lives on in the music of Wishy. On the group's new EP, the crunchy…” on Apr 19th →