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

Reed Gaines

‘To Be Lonely‘

indietronica/bedroom pop

[iframe src=”https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/3Gg9dJENApVmC7BjZK24kG” width=”400″ height=”500″ frameborder=”0″ allowtransparency=”true” allow=”encrypted-media”></iframe]

John of the Apocalypse

‘Take That Technology’

indie folk/indie rock

[iframe width=”1280″ height=”720″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/lOOWNre7WNw” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture” allowfullscreen></iframe]

Frankie Tillo

‘Beautiful Day’

lo-fi rock/post punk

[iframe src=”https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/6HbDlnVMRjZ3iTVLL8fQHC” width=”400″ height=”500″ frameborder=”0″ allowtransparency=”true” allow=”encrypted-media”></iframe]

Billy Hammer

‘i got u’

chill-hop/lofi

[iframe src=”https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/6Fpy5ubuCsetAEcJpemD0M” width=”400″ height=”500″ frameborder=”0″ allowtransparency=”true” allow=”encrypted-media”></iframe]

SIDE B

Wizard Death

‘synchromes’

drum n’ bass/idm

[iframe src=”https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/5nTkOGN0ESdYOQfsuE6frA” width=”400″ height=”500″ frameborder=”0″ allowtransparency=”true” allow=”encrypted-media”></iframe]

Pacewon

‘One Mo’ Time’ (feat. Misfit Soto)

rap/hip-hop

[iframe src=”https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/6hr83WbAIDieTfNVMOcc4b” width=”400″ height=”500″ frameborder=”0″ allowtransparency=”true” allow=”encrypted-media”></iframe]

The Cry

‘Understand’

jangle pop

[iframe src=”https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/2utdWMhc99UIg6gBBKdHlC” width=”400″ height=”500″ frameborder=”0″ allowtransparency=”true” allow=”encrypted-media”></iframe]

Harry Dahl

‘A Faller in Love’

retro soul/indie pop

[iframe src=”https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/4yTg8le11jvCo4FiIqyZPI” width=”400″ height=”500″ frameborder=”0″ allowtransparency=”true” allow=”encrypted-media”></iframe]

I grew up I guess you’d say in the cassette era.

Beck