Various, thanks., Motherhood, Sam Frankl, Strangelove, Plastic Picnic, Glassio, Ella Rae, Williott, Mørk, Skela

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.