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
Reyn Hartley
‘Fire In The Trees’
hip-hop
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Mystery Math
‘Whatever It Is You Do’
post rock
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FORT
‘Apnoea’
post rock
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W4SH
‘Godspeed’
emo rap
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SIDE B
The Pierce Project
‘Love’
indie pop
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Oscar and the Wolf
‘James’
synth-pop/indie electronic
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Jax Anderson, K.Flay
‘I Don’t Care Anymore’
indie pop/bedroom pop
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Someday River
‘Inkwell’
alternative rock/dream pop
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I have some vivid memories of walking around as a child with a cassette tape.
James Vincent McMorrow