These days I am listening quite a bit to a (obscure?) 70s band from Canada named KLAATU... especially their first 3 albums from 1976, 1977 and 1978.
they resemble a bit the Beatles style (surely the most evident influence in the band) but there is also some kind of prog (especially in their second album) and also some sort of 80's rock (in their third album).
Their producer (Terry Brown) was the same guy who produced Rush.
Most likely, you friends at the other side of the ocean (especially Nando?) might know this band quite some more than here.