Which alternative rock group was from Canada, 54-40 or Royal Trux?
54-40
54-40 (band)
54-40 is a Canadian alternative rock group from Vancouver, British Columbia, who take their name from the slogan Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!
, coined to express the unsuccessful expansionist agenda of James K. Polk's presidency, intent upon controlling a contested U.S.-Canada border area in the Oregon boundary dispute.
Royal Trux
Royal Trux is an American alternative rock band active from 1987 to 2001.
 It was founded by Neil Hagerty (vocals, guitar) and Jennifer Herrema (vocals).
The Strapping Fieldhands
The Strapping Fieldhands are an American indie rock band based in Pennsylvania, and are associated with the Siltbreeze label and American lo-fi psych scene.
 The band's first live incarnation was a three-piece opening for The Frogs.
 During the 1990s the Fieldhands would tour extensively with The Grifters, Guided by Voices, Pavement, and Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, playing shows with The Fall, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Royal Trux and others. Drag City (record label)
Drag City is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois.
 It was established with a Royal Trux single release ("Hero Zero" - DC1) in Chicago in 1990 in by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn.
 It specializes in genres such as indie rock, experimental rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, and alternative country. Jennifer Herrema
Jennifer Herrema is an American rock music singer, songwriter, record producer, artist, and model best known for her work as one half of the rock band Royal Trux. Tall Birds
Tall Birds is an indie, punk rock band from Seattle, Washington.
 Formed in 2005, the band consisted of ex-Catheters members Brian Standeford, Davey Brozowski and Leo Gebhardt along with a new bassist, Jiancarlo Cateriano.
 Standeford is the force behind the band, whose sound has elements of psychedelic rock and has been compared to The Velvet Underground, Rolling Stones and Sonic Youth.
 The band also embodies a chaotic and energetic sound, which could define it as a garage and acid rock ensemble, influenced by the Stooges, Monoshock, Wipers and Royal Trux. Accelerator (Royal Trux album)
Accelerator is the seventh studio album by the alternative rock band Royal Trux.
 It was released in 1998 on Drag City. I Go Blind
"I Go Blind" is a song by Canadian alternative rock group 54-40.
 The song was released as a single from the band's 1986 self-titled album, "54-40".
 It has since become one of the band's most popular songs. Congratulations (album)
Congratulations is the second studio album by American rock band MGMT, first self-released through MGMT's website on March 20, 2010 with a general release following on April 13, 2010 by Columbia Records.
 The album marks a departure from the synthpop style that first brought the band acclaim on their debut studio album "Oracular Spectacular" and features a more psychedelic, progressive and guitar-driven sound.
 MGMT began writing the tracks that would ultimately appear on "Congratulations" in early 2009.
 They eventually headed to a Malibu studio to work on the album, with producer Peter Kember (Sonic Boom), an ex-member of Spacemen 3, where vocal contributions from Royal Trux singer Jennifer Herrema were also recorded for the album.
 VanWyngarden has stated that the album is influenced by the band's massive rise in popularity since "Oracular Spectacular'"s release.
 "It's us trying to deal with all the craziness that's been going on since our last album took off.
 Sometimes it just doesn't feel natural". Royal Trux (1988 album)
Royal Trux is the eponymously titled debut studio album by noise rock band Royal Trux.
 It was released in 1988 as an LP on Royal Records, then reissued in 1993 as a CD on Drag City.