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
TUSHAR
‘Sadie, Why Don’t You Love Yourself’
indie pop/surf rock
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Rocky Rose
‘Let’s Ride’
alternative pop/pop-rock
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Grace O’Shea
‘Consumed’
folk/pop
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Aggressive Soccer Moms
‘The Idiot’
post punk/lo-fi rock
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SIDE B
The Awkward
‘Come Over’
indie pop/alternative
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Wav
‘Dream Girl’
indie r&b/pop
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hello image
‘The Future Is Here’
electro/new wave
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BLAME BO$ANOVUH
‘WHaT iT dO [BeTTy BooP]’
alternative hip-hop
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My brother came home from college with a Mountain Goats cassette and I was like, ‘What is this?’ The lyrics were crazy to me. I’d never heard anything like it.
Aesop Rock