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

The Bad Dreamers

‘She’s Really Not That Into You’

synth-pop/indie

Austin Bullock

‘Kings And Cattle’

psych rock

CARRÉ

‘Freeform’

indie electro/industrial

Stranger

‘feed the stain’

post punk/UK garage

SIDE B

matt mcwaters

‘Bad Habits’

contemporary r&b

Samoun

‘Chakchouka’

lo-fi house/indie electronic

chemical club

‘blood on the pavement’

dream pop/lo-fi pop

Freddie Sunshine

‘Tabs’ (ft Myko Baer)

cloud rap/alternative

Just the other day I pulled out this old cassette of Ragged Glory and I popped it into my cassette player and I was digging it. They were just a great rock and roll band, one that presents the song ahead of everything else – there’s no grand idea or concept behind it.

Krist Novoselic