Stack №118: Nov 22, 2016

№118 Nov 22, 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

Crumb - So Tired

Posted by 2 blogs • Soundcloud • Also on: Spotify • iTunes

The Deli Magazine Follow “Boston-based Crumb offers laid-back tunes for reflective mornings. Layering singer/guitarist Lila Ramani's effortless, nonchalant vocals over a bed of sometimes-funky-often-jazzy…” Posted on Nov 8th →

The jazzy, sun-dazed rock of Boston four-piece Crumb have Portals pals and others pretty excited. "The musical equivalent of a lounge chair," says The Le Sigh. And a fittingly nonchalant "~ more to come ~" from their SoundCloud bio.

Kingdom - Nothin (feat. Syd)

Posted by 5 blogs • Soundcloud •

Felinno Follow “Durante los últimos años, el legendario sello discográfico Fade to Mind ha cultivado e impulsado a una generación de productores,…” Posted 5 days ago →

After working with Kelela and D∆WN, Los Angeles producer and Fade To Mind labelhead Kingdom will release a full-length of his own in the New Year. The Internet’s Syd Tha Kid features here on the lead, "a sharp and jittery dance-pop banger," says Stereogum.

Slumbers - Battle

Posted by 12 blogs • Soundcloud •

Bitter Sweet Symphonies Follow “The debut single from upstate NY trio Slumbers opens with a gentle, dazy guitar riff and serene, reserved vocals which…” Posted last week →

The new EP from this Rochester, New York trio recounts transition—the end of school, a move to Nashville—with a woozy, harmonic and homespun charm. "Magnetically compelling," says Gold Flake Paint. Out on Austin's Sports Day Records.

The Courtneys - Silver Velvet

Posted by 24 blogs • Soundcloud • Also on: iTunes

Beautiful Freaks Follow “GREAT *new* tracks by The Courtneys, Peaness, Happyness and more!” Posted yesterday →

Stereogum sums up The Courtneys' sound well: "a bouncy brand of indie rock lacing in ’90s fuzz and feel-good vibes with an understated jagged edge." The Vancouver, BC-based band are readying their next LP on trailblazing New Zealand label Flying Nun.

Mr. Tophat feat. Robyn - Trust Me

Bandcamp •

Last Gas Station Follow “Trust Me by Mr. Tophat feat. Robyn It’s a match made in dancefloor heaven: Swedish producer and Junk Yard Connections…” Posted on Nov 4th →

Stockholm producer Mr. Tophat and Swedish pop royalty Robyn take a deep dive into dark disco, surpassing nine minutes on each of the three tracks that make up their upcoming EP for highly-regarded Norwegian label Smalltown Supersound.

ALBUM PREMIERE

Redspencer - Ride It Out

Posted by 12 blogs • Soundcloud • Also on: Spotify

When You Motor Away Follow “Melbourne's Redspencer is offering one of the sneakiest of the impressive debuts this year. Cue up Perks, their new LP for…” Posted last week →

Perks, the debut LP from Melbourne's Redspencer.

GOOD MIX

His new track is featured above, and here's the last time Kingdom and Fade To Mind took over Rinse FM.

GOOD READ

Quartz's eulogy for What.cd, the internet's greatest music archive:

"What.CD was an unprecedented cultural repository. It offered something close to the sum-total of humanity’s recorded musical output, organized and classified to near-perfection."

Thanks for listening!

- Dave & Team Hype Machine