• The 1984 Draft

    Dayton, Ohio

    RIYL: Sugar, The Hold Steady, Jawbreaker

  • Broken Hearts Are Blue

    Kalamazoo, Michigan

    RIYL: Midwest Emo, Caufield Records, Council Records

  • Chris Broach

    Chicago, Illinois

    RIYL: Braid, At The Drive-In, Jawbox

  • Christopher Lee Lewis

    Los Angeles, California

    RIYL: The Beatles' Esher Demos, Roky Erickson's "For You," and Kurt Cobain's "Do Re Mi" from the home recordings

  • FVRMN

    Tokyo, Japan

    RIYL: Jawbreaker, Leatherface, Bob Mould, Dinosaur Jr.

  • Palm Ghosts

    Nashville, Tennessee

    RIYL: Peter Gabriel, Chameleons, The Cure

  • Upset Boy and the Queens

    Nashville, Tennessee

    RIYL: Early College Radio, MTV’s 120 Minutes, Garage Rock (Circa the ‘00s)

  • Zach Barocas New Freedom Sound

    New York, New York

    RIYL: Sephardic Songs, Contemporary Classical, Free Jazz, LatinX, Afro-Cuban Music, Chamber Music