Some people hate it when they import a CD into their iTunes and find that an album hasn’t been listed yet. Some people also have sex with goats.

Me? I like to discover new bands, and frankly, I don’t mind spending three minutes to type in song titles, define a genre and search the jewel case liner notes for an album year if it means I’ll be greeted with 45+ minutes of mind-numbing, undiscovered talent.

I always wanted a koala growing up. They look so cuddly and not at all like miniature, ferocious bears that feed on male genitalia.

But Neon, the new aussie trio recently found traversing the states in a publicity tour staged to unleash their koalas on the yanks, are due to explode in a matter of months.

After signing to local label Ivy League and Graham Coxon’s Transcopic label in the UK, the powers that be at V2 decided to ship the group to Los Angeles via a 3 a.m. flight to record their debut EP, “Hit Me Again.” Fronted by Josh Bitmead (on guitar), and joined by Britt Spooner (on bass) and Jamie Gurney (on drums and sadly vocals), the band seems to be on track to become the next ‘it’ band.

Overall the EP album is catchy aussie pop rock that I’m sure was a “favourite” with the girlfriends in the crowd last spring when the group toured with The Vines, Jet and The Living End as part of the “Aussie Invasion,” not to mention the odd pairing with Muse for another tour later in the year.

The catchy title track and single, “Hit Me Again,” is the epitome of a breakup song for kiwis, although more or less sticking to record label formulas as far as chorus/verses go. However, it’s a pretty good single and should help drive sales in the U.S. The track made the 50 fifty on the Australian Singles chart in 2004.

All they need is a sexy MTV video to really hit it big. Seriously.

The other tracks on the EP are throwaways. “Dizziness” reminds me of poorly copied Candlebox song I’d forgotten for good, although Bitmead’s vocal style, when applied to other songs, could go far coming from a bushwhacker from down-under. The style is reminiscent of The Music, UK counterparts and former openers for The Vines, which would be a great touring mate in the future.

Rounding out the EP is a Cheap Trick cover, “He’s a Whore” — a fairly straightforward cover, and the final track, “Million Suns,” crawls compared to the other up-tempo songs. The group should learn a lesson from mates Silverchair and push fast forward when the crowd starts to yawn. If this is the power ballad, they need to UP the power and lose the ballad. New music discovery and koalas aside, Craig Nicholls should kick Neon’s asses for this song.

Alas, now that I’ve finally gotten through the EP I face a crappy burn of the self-titled Neon album with no liner notes that a different promotion company sent us. I did some Internet research and couldn’t find anything about it. I’m not up for typing in any more song names into iTunes, so you’ll have to do your own homework and let me kow if the 12 unnamed tracks staring at me from my iPod are worth it.

Until this group really blows up, I’m deleting them.

Neon’s “Hit Me Again” EP is in stores now from V2 records.