Various, Max Beatamatic And The Chromium Thunderbirds, John The Monkey, Impact, The Wate, Bordeaux, Play it Again Sam, Masquerade, Three Down In Tokyo, The Dempsey Boys, Panache, Brutus And The Backstabbers

Athens, GA

Art-school kids in a college town inventing American indie rock in rented houses, one party at a time.

Gothenburg Indie Pop

Swedish rain-city pop played like a beach rave: sampled strings, pitched vocals, fake-sunset synths, no guitars allowed.