Various, Blue Material, A.C. Freazy, Morabeza Cobacco, Kainalu, Stephan Looney, Lev Snowe, JW Francis, T. Soomian, The Undercover Dream Lovers, Tokyo Tea Room

Boston Alternative

College radio, cheap rehearsal rooms and loud guitars: the US underground's most literate, least glamorous engine room.

Gothenburg Indie Pop

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