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
The Samoors
‘0nly1’
new wave/dream pop
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dWyn
‘Northern Light’
lo-fi rock
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High Sunn
‘deep sigh’
indie pop/bedroom pop
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Simulated Youth
‘NBT’ (feat. Camoragi)
dark wave/coldwave
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SIDE B
USERx
‘My Body Left My Soul’ (feat. Pusha T)
alt pop/hip-hop
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Arelle Tones x Esi Chélle
‘Save Us’
hip-hop/contemporary r&b/afro-pop
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Argonaut & Wasp
‘Autoslide’
indie electronic/indie pop
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Christopher Nielsen
‘Moonbeams at Passo dos Fernandes’
modern classical/new age
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Yeah, anybody can go in with two turntables and a microphone or a home studio sampler and a little cassette deck or whatever and make records in their bedrooms.
David Byrne