
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: Nobunny
The Buzz: Miscreant in a rabbit mask makes busted-up punk rock, coming off like a high school version of Rock & Roll High School.
Listen If: You always thought the Ramones were just a little too pro.
Key Track: The grizzled, groaning “Give it to Me,” where Nobunny moans and wails over a neurotic guitar line.
The Band: St. Vincent
The Buzz: Tiny-voiced chanteuse Annie Clark coos and purrs over chiming, sprightly arrangements.
Listen If: You’ve often wondered what would happen if Tori Amos indulged a few more of her experimental impulses.
Key Track: “The Strangers,” where Clark offers breathy laments over tiny, spiraling instrumentation.
The Band: The Crocodiles
The Buzz: Another link in the new Jesus & Mary Chain: the Crocs intone doomily over stuttering drum machine and amid vibrating guitars.
Listen If: You’ve always lobbied extra hard for JAMC’s Automatic.
Key Track: “I Wanna Kill,” where an indifferent chorus of announces “Nothing’s right, nothing’s wrong” announces the group’s apathetic aesthetic.

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