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

The Band: The Hours
The Buzz: Grand, emotive, pleading pop music from — you guessed it — Britain.
Listen If: You'd like Coldplay if only they were a bit smaller in scale.
Key Track: "The Lights," which shifts from meditative piano to gleaming filigrees of guitar in the space of seven glorious minutes.

The Band: Zomby
The Buzz: London producer revisits the glory days of rave with surprisingly energizing results.
Listen If: You catch yourself sighing wistfully when you spot a baby sucking on a pacifier.
Key Track: "Daft Punk Rave," which cuts up DP's "Technologic" and scatters it across blinking-light keyboards.

The Band: Land Of Talk
The Buzz: Montreal band proves there are bands up north that don't have 900 members or a penchant for high drama.
Listen If: All you need is a cluster of nervous guitar chords and a smartass female vocal to make your afternoon.
Key Track: "Some Are Lakes," where ragged vocals and gritty guitar reveal the hidden intersection between indie and Americana.