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

Snowtown

‘Don’t Panic’

indie electronic

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maxime.

‘can’t u tell ?’

bedroom pop/indietronica

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just_omalley & Th3rd

‘Super Soaker’

alternative hip-hop

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Zak North

‘R U DUMB’ (feat. Hotboy Shaq)

rap

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SIDE B

H.MIL

‘Sangria’ (Feat. pre kai ro)

alternative hip-hop/chillwave

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Baba Blakes

‘Sweethoneylove’

adult contemporary/indie pop

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Luxe & Leisure

‘Adrift’

synthwave/vaporwave

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Lu Ziano

‘Nr1’

alternative hip-hop

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I graduated from high school in 1963. There were no computers, cell phones, Internet, credit cards, cassette tapes or cable TV.

Jeffrey Gitomer