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

Soul Candy

‘Haters & Instigators’

alternative/pop-rock

Myles Christian

‘ATTENTION’ (Feat. riqueyrique)

rap/autotune/post punk

Nia Kay

‘Trust Me’ – Radio (Feat. Sonta)

hip-hop/pop

Phantom Engine

‘Terminal’

indie electronic/indie rock

SIDE B

Fredii Belaire & Al Merlot

‘No Roof’

rap/drill

Adée & Simon Jnr

‘Farmgirl’

adult contemporary/hip-hop

Liam Jones

‘Nice Guy’

alt pop/electro pop

Pluto Mars

‘3 AM’

alternative hip-hop/rap

I love the Beatles. I haven’t named any kids after them but I still really love them. They were the first group that I was ever properly aware of. In my early teens I would sometimes stay in and listen to the radio all day in the hope that I would catch a song by them that I’d never heard before and be able to tape it on my radio-cassette player.

Jarvis Cocker