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

Sunbug

‘At The Heart’

bedroom pop/indietronica

DABIGYL

‘Seas In The Summer’

hip-hop

Marcus Gaddy

‘Gone’ (Feat. Chilly Fantastico)

trap

Natalie Lauren

‘Swoonin’

contemporary r&b/alternative hip-hop

SIDE B

John Bosco

‘SwurvY’

afro-pop/afrobeats

NatStar

’11’

trap/rap/autotune

just_omalley

‘Complicated’

cloud rap/alternative hip-hop

Ice Island

‘Population’

indie pop/indie electronic

I grew up I guess you’d say in the cassette era.’

Beck