Every week, Hype Monitor wades through the most buzzed-about bands all across the Internet.

The Band: Black Kids
The Buzz: The backlash is on: formerly adored Florida band netted buzz this week for amassing blogosphere bile.
Listen If: You want to hear what every pasty 20something is arguing about on their LiveJournal.
Key Track: "Hit the Heartbreaks," which is all polished pout and pretty chorus.

The Band: Ida Maria
The Buzz: Norwegian vocalist Ida Maria Børli Sivertsen powers through brash power-punk with snide, sneering panache.
Listen If: You've spend the last year wishing someone would show those Scandinavian buzz bands where the volume knob was.
Key Track: One of the hands-down best singles of 2008 (never mind that it technically came out in late '07), "Oh My God" starts like PJ Harvey and explodes into full-on neurotic chaos. Check the video for the full freakout.

The Band: Sic Alps
The Buzz: Take in the trash! Deliciously scuzzy San Fran duo got no time for fancy production.
Listen If: You've got a soft spot for the No-Fi Outta Tune Roughed Up Blues.
Key Track: The blown-out garage number "Message From the Law," which does acid-washed Nuggets rock on a 25-cent budget.