Various, Arabesque, La Buena Vida, Girlfrendo, Bobby's Rocking Chair, Real Carioca, Ramón Leal, Beatrice Binotti, The Happy Balloon, The Free Design, Mild Euphoria, Scarlet's Well, The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group, Pedro Vigil, The Barry Gemso Experience, Fantastic!, Real Carioca, The Happy Balloon, Sunshine Day

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.