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

JW Francis

‘Maybe’

indie pop/art pop

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Gerdie

‘Cheese Lovers’

lo-fi pop

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Bjorn Rydhog

‘I Don’t Wanna Be Alone’

electro pop

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stefan

‘Meant for Me’

bedroom pop

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SIDE B

Stoney Hoop

‘MF HOOP’

hip-hop

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Lavai

‘Bae Navy’

contemporary r&b/pop

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B-Dub The Gawd

‘So Long’

cloud rap/alternative

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Koko Neetz

‘I.T.T.I.P.’ (Mestep Remix)

indietronica

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I used to do little sketches into my cassette tape recorder when I was a little boy. I would just turn it on and just start doing voices and characters. I just loved it.

Harland Williams