Which 8 current gems will make it on this Hip Cassette round-up? Plug that rusty tape player in, press play and make sure you keep notes…
by Christos Doukakis
SIDE A
All Things Blue
‘White Lady Dogs’
indie psych
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Glass Cassette
‘VCR Poetry’
downtempo/idm
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Mi Luz
‘Learning To Let Go’
synth-pop
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TWYN
‘Good Wolf Bad Wolf’
indietronica/nu jazz
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SIDE B
Pagoda
‘Public’
new wave/indie pop
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Chris Meagher
‘Feelings’
indie electronic/alt pop
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FeelsClub
‘skin’
electro pop
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Margot Polo
‘This Old Thing’
indie pop
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I remember the first time I received a cassette tape of a band called The Clash. I became an instant fan of the Clash and then bought their albums after that and went to their concerts and gave them my money… but I first got it for free.
Michael Moore