Every week, Hype Monitor wades through the most buzzed-about bands all across the Internet to find the ones you need to hear now.

The Band: Wavves
The Buzz: What frills? California lo-fi band breaks pop down to a few key ingredients, making for songs with serrated edges.
Listen If: You think recording studios are for suckers.
Key Track: The band's rambunctious theme song "Wavves," smeared with splotches of guitars and wild, wailing vocals.

The Band: N.A.S.A. (pictured above)
The Buzz: California production team use their formidable skills to craft creepy, crawling songs and top them with celebrity vocalists.
Listen If: You feel like you've been waiting forever for a new Avalanches record, or you long for a return of the bygone sample-driven hip-hop aesthetic.
Key Track: "Money," where former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne sounds right at home among clattering percussion and stumbling synths.
Bonus: Read more about the group's mastermind Sam Spiegel (Spike Jonze's bro) here on the Hot List.

The Band: Bildmeister
The Buzz: Portuguese rockers favor laconic tempos and insistent guitars, making throwback indie rock that sounds impressively urgent.
Listen If: You know that "Flying Nun" was more than just a 60s TV show.
Key Track: "World of Transparency Model fc 80," whose clanging guitars and deadpan vocals would do Kiwipoppers the Clean proud.