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

DC The Kid

‘RUNWAY’

trap

SHUN x Monty Wells

‘Chasing Stars’

indie r&b/”retro pop”

Mike Baretz

‘Take It That Way’

alt pop/indie r&b

Quest LA

‘Taking No Breaks’

trap/alternative hip-hop

SIDE B

Blisshouse.

‘All Night’

emo/alt pop

Let’s Talk

‘Time Machine’

chillwave/indie electronic

IRYS

‘Riot’

alt pop

conversation piece

‘rose colored dreams’

indie rock/post punk

I have a large number of cassettes, but I look at them mainly for reference purposes.

Jean-Luc Godard