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

ODC

‘Deathwish’

trap/trap

Momo Slips

‘wait’ (feat. Benji)

emo rap

Professor Paws

‘Bruk Up’

afrobeats/contemporary r&b

KoolkidRockwell

‘BADDIE’

trap/autotune/drill

SIDE B

ELLIOT SYLVIE

‘Dirty Secret’

alt pop

MNERVA

‘Sorry (Forget About Me)’

alternative/rap

Taylor Garner

‘Black Magic’

alt pop/psych

Juan Antonio

‘Think of Me’

latin pop

Yeah, anybody can go in with two turntables and a microphone or a home studio sampler and a little cassette deck or whatever and make records in their bedrooms.

David Byrne