Various, Ato Alexander, EDEN, Hare Squead, Elohim, Yung Olde Mayne, Krewes, Namara, Alaskan Tapes, Alex Young, Kai Whiston, EDEN, Ryan Hemsworth, EDEN, Lontalius

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.