Stack №108: Sep 14, 2016

№108 Sep 14, 2016

Stack delivers a mix of the most interesting new music on the web, handpicked by the Hype Machine team. A custom compilation of the week, from our hearts to your inbox. PLAY ALL TRACKS

Sir the Baptist - What We Got (feat. Donald Lawrence & Co.)

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These Days News Follow “Words by Allen Hotchkiss He can sing. He can rhyme. He can inspire. Sir the Baptist is so good. With…” Posted 3 days ago →

Growing up on Chicago's South Side with a preacher father and a missionary mother, Sir the Baptist has a lot of church in him. He also has a debut LP on the way, Gospel star Donald Lawrence featuring on his new track, and Jay-Z as a fan.

Ricky Eat Acid - hey

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Silver Soundz Follow “After more than two years have passed since the release of his last album, 2014’s Three Love Songs, Baltimore’s Sam…” Posted 6 days ago →

Sam Ray's return to his more ambient/electronic alias is paired with news of an upcoming LP on Terrible Records (the label co-founded by Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor). Its lead track swells into a "gorgeous grand slam" (The Fader), thanks in part to Owen Pallett's strings.

Weyes Blood - Seven Words

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PerfectMidnightWorld Follow ““Seven Words” by Weyes Blood // Front Row Seat to Earth (Out 10.21.16 via Mexican Summer) Will just a simple,…” Posted on Aug 14th →

The forthcoming album from Santa Monica's Natalie Mering, her 3rd with Brooklyn label Mexican Summer, recalls the minimalist psych-folk of the West Coast in the 1970s. This sprawling, organ-filled single, says Stereogum, "slowly unfurls like a blooming flower."

Raf Rundell - Right Time

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Highclouds Follow “One of the two members of The 2 Bears, Raf Rundell, has just finished recording his debut solo album under…” Posted 2 days ago →

In the duo 2 Bears, Raf Rundell and Hot Chip's Joe Goddard create feel-good club tunes. Maintaining that vibe on his new solo project (under the moniker Selfie Boy) Raf also gets funky by adding "a taut bassline and almost Krautrock melody," notes Complex UK.

Snails - Jennifer Jones

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Obscure Sound Follow “Off Bristol-based expirimental pop group Snails’ debut LP, Safe in Silence, “Jennifer Jones is an excellent lead single with punchy…” Posted 7 days ago →

With a debut 7" in 2012 and a second 7" in 2015, you can write your own punchline about the pace at which this Bristol band works. But Snails' debut LP, a charming collection of Belle & Sebastian-inspired twee/experimental pop out this week, is proving worth the wait.

More from artists on this week's Stack available at Amoeba Music: here and here.

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Still Corners - Horses at Night

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(The) Absolute Follow “It’s been nearly two years since Still Corners‘ Still Places, an album that should have propelled them into the indie…” Posted on Jan 12th →

Dead Blue, the new LP from UK dream-pop duo Still Corners.

GOOD READ

FACT chats with Matthewdavid, Deadboy and Sam Kidel about the new wave of new age:

"For years a derided mainstay of yoga studios and health stores, new age music has enjoyed a resurgence this decade as producers and crate diggers re-evaluate a maligned genre.... and argue that in age of precarity and political turmoil, these records are far more than wallpaper music for hippies."

Thanks for listening!

- Dev, Dave & Team Hype Machine