Various, Les Soeurs Du Bleuet, Murmur, Wakako Sakamoto, SaToA, Aiko Hiramine, Hideka

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.