Various, Dahlia Sleeps, Dahlia Sleeps, Ivory Wave, Ivory Wave, Miqui Brightside, Miqui Brightside, The Starlight Magic Hour, The Starlight Magic Hour, Vistas, Vistas

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.