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

Rose Gold

‘Drownin.’

contemporary r&b

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Good Sport

‘Teenage Heat’

chillwave

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Hua Li 化力

‘Four More Days’

contemporary r&b

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CRICKETS

‘ELASTIC’

post punk/art funk

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SIDE B

Koalra

‘Hooked’

indie rock

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Yury

‘Silver Haze’

rap

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Michael Forde & Little Wooden Indian

‘Drift’

psychedelic/instrumental

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Drunken Masters & Serious Klein

‘Everyday Thursday’

hip-hop

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I ain’t never far away from a pencil and paper or a tape recorder.

Dolly Parton