Various, Veneer, Nylon Union, Jelly Belly, Analogrunner, Nina Kohoutová, The Autumnist, Bulp, Gabriel Kain, Karol Mikloš, Stroon

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.