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