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
CPKHDF
‘Beatings’
post punk/no wave
NYIKO
‘Call The Boys’
indie pop
Indigo Waves
‘Squares’
bedroom pop/indie pop
Dorvin Borman
‘Feel You, Feel Me’
dream pop
SIDE B
Usagi Is Dead
‘First Blood’
synth-pop/wave
Voydblossom
‘Oxygen’
chillstep/future bass
Jouska
‘Because I Really Don’t Mind’
indietronica
The Dolls Are Good
‘Ecstatic’
downtempo/electronica
Yeah, you know, I’m always into cassette. At least they seem to be the longest-lasting medium we used to have. I don’t play cassettes much anymore, but I play records all the time.
J Mascis