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

Sam Rappaport

‘Journeyman’s Ballet’

indie pop

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mal sounds

‘VVS’

bedroom pop/dream pop

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mehro

‘green felt’

indie pop

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Cam M.

‘burn <3’

electro pop/commercial pop

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SIDE B

MKSTN & tiger lily

‘like we’re an indie movie’

bedroom pop/chillwave

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Pamphlets

‘It Feels Like’

post punk

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moanday & Danny Schiller

‘LA MOLINA’

indie r&b/nu-funk

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FlaKes

‘Majesty’

indie pop/nu-disco

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I remember the first time I received a cassette tape of a band called The Clash. I became an instant fan of the Clash and then bought their albums after that and went to their concerts and gave them my money… but I first got it for free.

Michael Moore