Signed to Toronto's Arts And Crafts label, founded by Broken Social Scene members, the passionate headlining sextet plays harmonious alt.rock that doffs its cap to Neutral Milk Hotel. Plus frazzled, sun-stoked, sonorous and occasionally spiritually uplifting pop from New Zealanders TRS, who draw on singer Ryan McPhun's travels in Africa and Thailand, sometimes singing in indigenous tongues and juggling instruments (ukuleles, pots and pans…) on stage.

I'm a fun loving, caring and honest girl who after being single, independent and doing a fair bit of travelling for a while would finally like to...