Abrasive punk rock with out of tune vocals. But they seem to have a sense of humor so there's that on the plus side. From Toronto.

Riot grrrl punk rock trio. Kind of dischordant. We're not sure what they're angry about, but they're angry.

Sad, heavy rock music with singing and screaming. We're getting very bad vibes.

Veteran band with lots of different sounds over the years, but sadly most of them feel like imitations of others, such as Green Day, Bush and Bauhaus/Peter Murphy. Listen to the real things instead.

Well executed prog speed metal video game music. Fast!

Heavy rock group that also mixes other eclectic styles into their compositions. Glossily produced. Excellent vocals.

Peppy alternative pop with good hooks, good vocals, and surprisingly good lyrics. From Tennessee. Check out "OK OK OK OK" and "Would Ya Could Ya." Click here for Apple Music playlist

Wonderfully infectious indie rock with lots of electronic percussion and effects. Strong vocals. Intereresting lyrics--L.A. is the backdrop for many songs. Cool production with collage-like sound loops and inventive breaks. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Hook-driven distortion rock with almost announcement-style vocals. Catchy grooves for such heavy music. First album came out in 1990, yet they're still rocking. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Very catchy straight-ahead rock, with the unique voice of songwriter Elise Okusami. Lyrics are inconsistent, but when they're good they have a freshness and creativity seldom found. Check out "Part Time" and "Goodbye, Goodnight." Overall great sound. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Shitty 90's style grunge featuring annoyingly repetitive (and often dischardant) guitar hooks, and overdone, out of tune vocals. Mostly speedy but they can slow down, as evidenced by "Sunsetting" from their most recent album. Their particular flavor of noodley, angular, discordant quasi-punk noise should never be played anymore by anyone. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Yet another quiet-loud angsty emo anthem band with bad vocals, aimed at teen boys.

Droning hard rock with announcement-style vocals. 1 album out.

Imitation sensitive boy country-pop

Awesome guitar player and singer. Mostly folk/country but she dabbles in other styles too. Former member of Golden Highway. Spokesperson for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. Click here for Apple Music playlist

Acoustic guitar based country with nice singalong choruses. Micky's brother is one of the Motorcars.

Very old-timey folk with country accents. Kassi's vocals make frequent use of fluttering/yodeling moves.

Indie folk with a consistent chill vibe. Mostly solo acoustic guitar. Evocative lyrics, smooth vocal delivery. Nice background music.

Spare, sweet, very pleasantly melodic indie music from a folk-pop duo.

Acoustic guitar folk/country, infused with gritty rap. Short, catchy rhythmic songs with very good autobiographical lyrics. Check out "Growing Pains" and "Stuck on the Floor."