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

WYVZ

‘Nerve’

experimental electronic/indie electronic

Phantom Phunk

‘Yayo’

alternative rap/indie r&b

Julian Lamadrid

‘The Neon God’

indie electronic/indie pop

Croosh

‘Parade’

indie r&b/alternative pop

SIDE B

Hak Black

‘Today’

indie r&b/bedroom pop

Kodiak Arcade

‘Something Real’

indie electronic/indie pop

Peter Lake

‘We Got That’

alternative pop

Lamorn

‘Encore’

indietronica

In the past 3-4 years I’ve developed a habit of keeping numerous small cassette recorders in my house and in a bag with me so that I’m able to commit to tape memory song ideas on a constant basis.

Dwight Yoakam