Various, Men I Trust, The Lagoons, Justin Loring, Camino 84, Slow Shiver, Isle&Fever, Andrew St James, Jane's Party, Otis English, The Dig

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.