Various, Der Wind In Den Weiden, Painting By Numbers, The Sheets, Geoffrey Ingram & The Christopher Robins, The Brilliant Corners

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.