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
Rook Monroe
‘Dandelion’
indie pop
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MONOWHALES
‘Out With The Old’
alternative rock
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Nick Cosic
‘Monome (Vineyard Studio Session #1)’
idm/experimental electronic
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Fabien Grey
‘Linger’
chillwave/melodic techno
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SIDE B
Tim Atlas & honeywhip
‘Peace At Last’
bedroom pop/indie
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Johnboybeats & Plon B.
‘Comfort’
instrumental hip-hop
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Josh Fudge
‘Hit My Line’
lo-fi pop
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The Carbons
‘Steel Toe Boots’
indie rock/blues rock
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I’ve always sung. I was really into musical theater when I was growing up. As a kid, I listened to Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone, actually, on cassette tapes.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw