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