Japanese Breakfast

Philadelphia Emo & Indie

Twinkly guitars, cracked voices and basement reverb — a decade of DIY records cut by friends in rowhouses.

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.