tegan & sara

this is my latest addiction! syikin mentioned this band to me so many times but i only get to listen to their songs for the first time from lokman. so jealous was the name of the album. it was the latest masterpiece from them. and i fell in love with them from the first song i've heard till now!

they've released at least 4 to 5 albums (if i'm not mistaken) and they play this catchy-indie-rock&roll tunes that you could dance for. i don't know how to describe this band more since i'm not familliar with this kind of music but you could stray your mind away from those 'post-rock' thingy since they have nothing to do with it. i'm not against the sudden explosion of the 'garage-retro-post rock' music. listening to this music for the first few minutes would be enjoyable, but not more than that. let just say that there are some kind of saturation point for this kind of music inside my ears.

and right now, i'm still waiting to get a hold of all their songs since all i've heard from them are the songs from the so jealous album and some tunes from other albums such as 'and darling', 'you went away' etc. and still, those songs are as good as the so jealous album. maybe you guys could take a peek at their myspace or their official website. i forgot the url but just search for yourself. i'll guarantee you'll find them. and for an additional information, they're canadian.

asschapel

i fell in love with this band the first few seconds i first heard their songs. this isn't your typical d-beat punk band, but don't lure your mind to the overly hyped 'epic crust' sound. some say this is the combination of thrash metal and punk but for me, what they've created isn't just a 'crossover'. yes, the pummeling sound of d-beat and thrash metal riffs may have created this audio 'cacophony', but with some rocking parts a-la motorhead and some parts i would rather describe as typical punk/hardcore riffs, this band surely make it ahead of my list. if you wanted thrash metal to be dirty and raw, this is the answer. i recomended the 'fire and destruction' album, but the others are as good as the one mentioned. they're on CAH records.