Various, Say Hey, Keep Score, Deal Casino, Preparation 500, Helenor, The Vernes, Pattie, Rose Dorn, Discus, Matthew Leger

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.