I don't feel guilty at all about my love of power pop

Are you familiar with the New Pornographers? They make some truly terrific power pop and they're Canadian to boot! My favorite of their two albums is "Electric Version," although "Mass Romatic" is certainly excellent as well.

Also, be sure to check out A.C. Newman's debut album, "The Slow Wonder." He's a member of the New Pornographers and writes about 80% of their music, so his album sounds very similar to theirs.