Ghosthustler has only three tracks and a handful of live shows under its belt, but the 5-month-old Denton electronic act is already an online sensation.

Buzz began with testimonials from local tastemaking blogs We Shot JR and Gorilla vs. Bear. More bloggers soon followed suit, as did respected music site Pitchforkmedia.com, which posted Ghosthustler's MP3s and quipped that now "pill-snorting Vice types have an unironic reason to like Texas."

Not sure about pill-snorting Vice types, but Ghosthustler's limited-yet-fantastic body of work should appeal to anyone who appreciates dance pop with thumping, infectious basslines and devil-may-care vocals. The three songs out there – particularly "Parking Lot Nights" – are sexy as hell.

We Shot JR's anonymous blogger Stonedranger put it best in an e-mail: "What is appealing about them is the fact that they know how to put together good dance tracks in the form of short, catchy pop songs, and you can tell that they really understand the history of dance music, unlike a lot of similar groups."

Ghosthustler's four members range in age from 18 to 23. The youngest is lead singer Alan Palomo, a Radio-Television-Film student at the University of North Texas. His elders include Gray Gideon, Shane English and fellow student Noah Jackson.

The creative process goes like this: The guys stand around a computer, exchanging ideas for beats and synth parts, and then put everything together on a software program (Ableton Live, for you techies).

"We don't ever set out to copy anything we've heard, but sometimes we'll go for the same feel of music we like," Palomo said during a phone interview with the band. "Creating tracks is just an extensive workshopping thing for us."

The online chatter and Pitchfork items have garnered label interest in Ghosthustler. But Gideon, who plays a customized keytar in the band's live shows, said they aren't worried about getting signed just yet. "We were nervous at first [about all the buzz], but at this point we are just going to work on our stuff and see where it goes. If things aren't as exciting in a few months, it won't matter."

Bandmate Jackson added: "We're such a new band that we're still figuring everything out."

Stonedranger, who doled out the earliest praise for Ghosthustler, thinks the guys are smart not to jump on the record label train: "It's really quite easy for a band to build a fan base entirely on their own with MySpace, iTunes, blogs and file sharing. We're getting to the point where bands like Ghosthustler can cut out the middle man."

There are no immediate plans for a full-length album, but the guys have managed to pull together a six-song set for their biggest show yet, Saturday night at the Granada. It'll be part of The Party, a regular electronic music event curated by Central Booking, a collective of local DJs.

Gorilla vs. Bear blogger Chris Cantalini has been promoting this weekend's show on his blog, partly because of his love for Ghosthustler.

"I think Ghosthustler stands out for a few simple reasons, the obvious one being that their songs are just way better than most of the stuff coming from that genre. Alan Palomo seems to have a compositional sensibility that's far superior to a lot of these ... bands that are just basically trying to rip off Daft Punk," he wrote in an e-mail.

See Ghosthustler play with Faux Fox and DJs Nature, Select and Sober on Saturday at the Granada, 3254 Greenville Ave. Free for ages 21 and up, $5 under 21. www.granadatheater.com

Visit www.quickdfw.com/blog Friday to see Ghosthustler's video for "Parking Lot Nights" and hear more from the band members and bloggers interviewed.

•www.myspace.com/ghosthustlerband

•www.weshotjr.com

•www.gorillavsbear.com

•centralbooking.blogspot.com