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
WYVZ
‘Nerve’
experimental electronic/indie electronic
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Phantom Phunk
‘Yayo’
alternative rap/indie r&b
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Julian Lamadrid
‘The Neon God’
indie electronic/indie pop
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Croosh
‘Parade’
indie r&b/alternative pop
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SIDE B
Hak Black
‘Today’
indie r&b/bedroom pop
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Kodiak Arcade
‘Something Real’
indie electronic/indie pop
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Peter Lake
‘We Got That’
alternative pop
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Lamorn
‘Encore’
indietronica
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In the past 3-4 years I’ve developed a habit of keeping numerous small cassette recorders in my house and in a bag with me so that I’m able to commit to tape memory song ideas on a constant basis.
Dwight Yoakam