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Hype Monitor: I Was a King, Noah’s Ark Was a Spaceship, Shout Out Out Out

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: I Was a King The Buzz: Norwegian power-poppers paint tie-dye melodies over cacophonous guitars. Listen If: You like Sloan and Teenage Fanclub, but wish they were a bit rougher around the edges. Key Track: The psych-pop masterpiece “Weighing Anchor,” full of weird, heat-warped vocals. The Band: Noah’s Ark Was a Spaceship The Buzz: The aggro sound of late-’90s indie rock makes a welcome return: primal rhythms, shouted vocals and tense, taut guitar lines. Listen If: You mourned the passing of Touch & Go not two weeks ago, but when the Jesus Lizard broke up. Key Track: “Constructing Deconstruction,” a three-minute fever dream where guitars claw and drums bludgeon mercilessly. The Band: Shout Out Out Out The Buzz: Canadian techno band keeps it old-school and minimal, writing Kraftwerky songs full of cascading keyboards and morose vocals. Listen If: You ever composed music on your Commodore 64, or you wish you had. Key Track: “Bad Choices,” with its blinking LED synths and occasional odd shrieks and hollers, is the sound of outer space brought down to Earth.

Published: 2009-03-26 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Breaking