Young Galaxy - Self Titled [2007]

I was contemplating writing the first sentence of this to say "Some of the most wonderful music comes out of Canada". While this statement still holds some validity in my opinion, Canada also produces some low tier rock-pop bands also (Yes, I know it's inevitable) some you might even know.

Young Galaxy seemed like at first another garage attempt at lo-fi with sub-par recording equipment. But that wasn't the case entirely. Apparently they had one of their songs in a commercial somewhere, not sure which one, but some of you might have heard it before. This band actually reminds me of a more psychedelic experience that is associated with most of the music in this genre. (A little bit of Tame Impala sort of..) If you are a veteran listener of this particular genre of music, it might seem to sound like many other bands before, and that's probably because it's true.
Still, a good listen if you like the youtube link, heres the mediafire.

Owls - Owls Self Titled Album [2001]

Lead singer of the Owls, Tim Kinsella, is a veteran when it comes to the indie/emo scene, as he has been in such bands as Joan of Arc, Cap'n Jazz, and more notably, American Football. The owls take on a melodic, yet, fun to follow style of playing that changes as the songs go on. The theme of the songs are generally emo, however it does not fall under the category of "whiny ballads of adolescent troubles". Going through the whole album, it becomes a smooth, lo-fi ride with many of the same elements in each one of the songs that could be found in the other bands mentioned before. Sample some of their songs from their last.fm page.