Hype Monitor: Ladyhawk, Tanya Morgan and Black Ghosts

[Rolling_Stone]

Every week, Hype Monitor wades through the most buzzed-about bands all across the Internet. This week: a few choice picks from some buzzworthy acts on the Hype Monitor. The Band: Ladyhawke The Buzz: Pouty New Zealand chanteuse (real name: Pip Brown) stimulates your Lauper gland. Listen If: You can complete this lyric: "I remember hating you for loving me/Riding on the __________." Key Track: "Back of the Van," a song so terrifically '80s you can almost taste the Aqua Net. The Band: Tanya Morgan The Buzz: Never mind the name ? Tanya Morgan is a hip-hop trio with an affinity for soul breaks, big beats and complex, conscious lyrics. Listen If: You can name the four essential elements of hip-hop, and you're bummed that most popular rappers cannot. Key Track: "Threemcees," which introduces the world to the concept of a "bi-polar bear." Which is perhaps a distant relative to the "Hypochondrioctopus"? The Band: Black Ghosts The Buzz: London electro duo gaining traction thanks to a recent Diplo remix. Listen If: You used to play Colecovision just for the soundtracks. Key Track: That Diplo remix of "Repetition Kills You," which twists the band's bright bounce down 10 octaves until it sounds like something from Violator.

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