Various, Argiflex, Clouds And Crayons, Patrick Jerome, Alex Fraser, Dream Cult, Sika J, Dear Silas, Passing Parade, Holly Perkins, And The Echo, Standard Issues, Nardo Blackmon, Skipp Coon

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.