Various, Foliage, VACATIONS, Vansire, Paul Cherry, Floor Cry, Goth Babe, Cody Ash, Ginger Root, MUNYA, Soft Eyez, Mons Vi, Strawberry Guy

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.