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
Lucy Dreams
‘Silver Lines’
electro pop
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Starscream the Giant
‘Breakfast for Dinner’
cloud rap/horrorcore/drill
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Ellur
‘Burn It All Down’
adult contemporary/pop-rock
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Urban Fu$e
‘Slow Down, Fall In Love’ (Feat. KarlaGod)
hip-hop/contemporary r&b
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SIDE B
The Convenience
‘Saturday’s Child’
indie pop/new wave
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M.anifest
‘Scorpio Flow’
rap/hip-hop
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MAXI MERAKI
‘Insane World’
deep house/EDM
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Wave System
‘How Do You Feel’
indie electronic
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I ain’t never far away from a pencil and paper or a tape recorder.
Dolly Parton