Various, Sjowgren, HEY WAY, Richard Houghten, Soy Christmas, Foreign / National, Treasureseason, Memoryy, Hannah Gill And The Hours, Warm Binary, Ben Talmi

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.