Various, Sonic Blume, Lance Ambrose, 8dayzstr8, Drew the Recluse, stillhungry, Rick Barry, Jackson Pines, Phoneboy, Shoobies, Georgia Owen

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.