

In 2006 this Kiwi quartet played a show that was so loud part of the venue collapsed. That sums up the chaos and power of the New Zealand group, based around brothers Ruban and Kody Neilson. The Mint Chicks branded their sound troublegum—a twisted play on bubblegum pop—and that perfectly sums up their style. They progressed from the raw, scuzzy punk-pop of 2005 debut Fuck the Golden Youth to the warped pop of Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! Things took a left turn on 2009's Screens, as they introduced synths and toy keyboards and went more spacey and psychedelic.