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
JKLAP
‘All Star’ (feat. Lucky Legend)
rap/indie electronic
Cosmo Santo
‘Jealous’
synth-pop/new wave
Coline Creuzot
‘For Love’
indie r&b
S-X
‘It’s Over Now’
emo rap/EDM/pop
SIDE B
CheVy
‘Ring Ping’
trap/autotune
Shea Michael & Tinywiings
‘Diamond Eyes’
hip-hop/pop
ET & Yung Xiim
‘Believed In’
alternative hip-hop
Plastic Mermaids
‘Girl Boy Girl’
alt pop
I have some vivid memories of walking around as a child with a cassette tape.
James Vincent McMorrow