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

The Band: Glasvegas
The Buzz: Latest UK saviors of rock gird their echoey guitar pop with a strong undercurrent of soul.
Listen If: You wish those old Motown singles were a little more keen on the distortion pedal.
Key Track: "Daddy's Gone," where vocalist James Allen does Ronnie Spector by way of Billy Bragg over "Be My Baby" tom tom hits.

The Band: Elzhi
The Buzz: Satellite Slum Village member gives hip-hop its soul back, turning out tough rhymes over grainy R&B productions.
Listen If: You want Kanye without the ego, with beats that are more throwback than throw-it-all-against-the-wall.
Key Track: "Guessing Game," which keeps an electric guitar sample twitching for nearly six minutes while Elzhi spells out the anatomy of rhyming.

The Band: Grouper
The Buzz: Avant-artist Liz Harris brings the noise, swaddling ethereal pop songs in gurgling clouds of distortion.
Listen If: You used to play Kate Bush records through a walkie-talkie for extra eerieness.
Key Track: "When We Fall," a hushed and somber funeral song glowing inside a skeleton of guitar.