Every week, the Internet puts up dozens of new wannabes for buzz band president, which is why the Breaking blog delivers Hype Monitor each week to vet the most viable candidates. This week’s column features Kiss Me at the Gate, a female-fronted quarted whose jagged, surgary pop songs recall the days when Throwing Muses and the Breeders were radio regulars. Click below for more on Kiss Me at the Gate, plus info on Cause Co-Motion and Desolation Forest.
• Hype Monitor: Kiss Me at the Gate, Cause Co-Motion and Desolation Forest
• Hype Monitor: Glasvegas, Elzhi and Grouper