Various, Den Baron, Keichi & The Coconut Groove, Small Garden, h-shallows, Orwell, Cycling In Marmalade, The Caraway, Shino Kobayashi, sweet port., The Sweet Onions

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.