Hype Monitor: Cool Kids, White Williams, Young Knives

[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:** Cool Kids **The Buzz:** Chicago duo do old-school hip-hop with pride, passion and plenty of punchlines. **Listen If:** You also miss the sound of an 808, and prefer T La Rock to T-Pain. **Key Track:** "What it Is" off the upcoming *Bake Sale* EP, where the pair freewheel over a track that would do Eric B proud. **The Band:** White Williams **The Buzz:** Weirdo electro new wave with pitch-bent vocals, LED synths and whole canyons of empty space. **Listen If:** You find yourself saying the words "Man, Tubeway Army were so underrated" with alarming frequency. **Key Track:** "Violator," whose twinkling electronics and strange spirals of sound will probably make your calculator and your microwave amorous. **The Band:** Young Knives **The Buzz:** Hip-dork Brit band overloads songs with words, riffs. **Listen If:** You really could have used the concept of the "hip dork" 10 or 15 years ago. **Key Track:** "Up All Night," where guitars zig-zag over bouncing-ball bass and Henry Dartnell's self-aware Cockney pout. [*Photo: Getty*]

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