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

Rook Monroe

‘Dandelion’

indie pop

MONOWHALES

‘Out With The Old’

alternative rock

Nick Cosic

‘Monome (Vineyard Studio Session #1)’

idm/experimental electronic

Fabien Grey

‘Linger’

chillwave/melodic techno

SIDE B

Tim Atlas & honeywhip

‘Peace At Last’

bedroom pop/indie

Johnboybeats & Plon B.

‘Comfort’

instrumental hip-hop

Josh Fudge

‘Hit My Line’

lo-fi pop

The Carbons

‘Steel Toe Boots’

indie rock/blues rock

I’ve always sung. I was really into musical theater when I was growing up. As a kid, I listened to Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone, actually, on cassette tapes.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw