Various, Bay Ledges, Allman Brown, NoMBE, Quilici, Shallou, Flor, Wonderful Humans, Ghost Hours, Belwoorf, Nate Salman

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.