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
Rook Monroe
‘Dandelion’
indie pop
MONOWHALES
‘Out With The Old’
alternative rock
Nick Cosic
‘Monome (Vineyard Studio Session #1)’
idm/experimental electronic
Fabien Grey
‘Linger’
chillwave/melodic techno
SIDE B
Tim Atlas & honeywhip
‘Peace At Last’
bedroom pop/indie
Johnboybeats & Plon B.
‘Comfort’
instrumental hip-hop
Josh Fudge
‘Hit My Line’
lo-fi pop
The Carbons
‘Steel Toe Boots’
indie rock/blues rock
I’ve always sung. I was really into musical theater when I was growing up. As a kid, I listened to Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone, actually, on cassette tapes.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw