Hype Monitor: Ting Tings, Ponytail and HEALTH

[Rolling_Stone]

Every week, Hype Monitor wades through the most buzzed-about bands all across the Internet. This week: a few choice picks from the charts at BlogFreshRadio. **The Band:** Ting Tings **The Buzz:** British boy/girl duo dish out dance tracks done up in neon; find themselves scoring iPod ads and Gossip Girl. **Listen If:** The first thing you did with GarageBand was make a Lily Allen/Franz Ferdinand mashup. **Key Track:** "Shut Up and Let Me Go," which updates the guitar strut of Blondie's "Rapture" with lyrics about getting off and getting angry. **The Band:** Ponytail **The Buzz:** Bonkers Baltimore band creates chaotic compositions bursting with joy, possibility and life. **Listen If:** You're tired of pasty whiners and want music that sounds like a series of exclamation points. **Key Track:** The spectacular "Beg Waves," where a breathless strum does battle with vocalist Molly Siegel's euphoric ululations, resulting in a song that lifts the spirit while blowing the mind. **The Band:** HEALTH **The Buzz:** LA noise band have just dropped a remix album, adding a little rhythm to their *sturm und drang*. **Listen If:** You always thought what free jazz was missing was a wicked backbeat. **Key Track:** "Triceratops (Cfcf Remix)," which starts like the Halloween theme and ends with what sounds like a screaming keytar ? which is a whole different kind of scary. [*Photo: Getty*]

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