If I believed in "guilty pleasures", I would have no problem saying The Veronicas were a guilty pleasure.

But I don't, at least not during the eleven months of the year that Girl Scout Cookies aren't sold.

Rather, we'll just have to say The Veronicas are a fine band that I really enjoy. They're the type of band that when you read that they are touring with Kelly Clarkson (as they are this fall), you think "this makes sense and it's perfect".

They are identical twins, Lisa and Jessica Origliasso, from Australia who make catchy-as-hell bubblegum pop. They are superstars in their home country but haven't quite broken here. Their sound is a little poppier and more electronic update of The Donnas. They probably fit well on iPods that make a lot of room for Clarkson, Pink and Avril Lavigne, but that shouldn't be taken as an insult (and I certainly don't mean it as one).

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