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

Reyn Hartley

‘Fire In The Trees’

hip-hop

Mystery Math

‘Whatever It Is You Do’

post rock

FORT

‘Apnoea’

post rock

W4SH

‘Godspeed’

emo rap

SIDE B

The Pierce Project

‘Love’

indie pop

Oscar and the Wolf

‘James’

synth-pop/indie electronic

Jax Anderson, K.Flay

‘I Don’t Care Anymore’

indie pop/bedroom pop

Someday River

‘Inkwell’

alternative rock/dream pop

I have some vivid memories of walking around as a child with a cassette tape.

James Vincent McMorrow