Canaries

"Forming in Vancouver in 2006, Canaries are known for their high octane live show where the three-piece constantly swap instruments, shout in each others’ faces and generally behave dangerously while all the while powering through their very own version of noise rock. Think The Mae Shi crossed with Pulled Apart by Horses and you’re not far off. So far the band have self-released their Get Death Crew EP in Canada and had their music featured on network channel CBC. Expect to hear more from this stupidly exciting band as the year unfolds." - Kruger Magazine (uk)

This EP is good for a number of reasons: It has a boy and girl singing together, there's a secret song at the end, and the keyboards sound like the soundtrack to the best video game. The video game thing is obviously intentional since the first song is called "Iggy's Castle", which named after a level in Super Mario World. It's nice that they sing on this album because singing is better than doing instrumentals. And it's especially nice when it is a boy/girl combo, because that is always a little bit romantic. Finally, there is nothing better than listening to a really good album and forgetting to turn it off only to discover that there is a secret song at the end. Don't even act like you forgot about the first time you heard the hidden track on Dookie or Nevermind. [Wait, are you comparing the Canaries to Nirvana? – Ed.] - Only magazine