The Pluto Moons - Photo: Jared Blake
I would have liked to have had this collection of great tracks from independent international acts that have featured on Remy's Film & Music up sooner, but look, it's here now. Originally I had planned to do a list of albums but settled on what I did last year and went for a playlist of sorts instead, to solely focus on albums would have eliminated too many great artists. I'm going for a straight-forward, no fuss trip back down through the last 12 months with bands from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., France, Germany, Australia, Sweden and elsewhere.
All of these bands / songs provided me with great pleasure, each for their own reasons, for your perusal I've included a link under each track which will lead you to further tunes should you find something that tickles your fancy, I'm sure you will. Tracks are in order of when they were reviewed on this site with a link to my original review included also, and there's a Spotify playlist of nearly all of them at the very end too!
(Note: Whilst all the music below is amazing otherwise it wouldn't be here! I recommend dipping your toes in the following first - (1), (17-22) & (24).)
1) The Pluto Moons - '$pooky' (from the EP E$pooky)
From: Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.A.
Genre: Post-punk
Genre: Post-punk
More music? https://soundcloud.com/the-pluto-moons
2) Summon the Octopi - 'It's Been Sick, So I Tried To Feed It Some More' (from the EP Nonversations)
From: Berlin, Germany
Genre: Math rock
Genre: Math rock
More music? https://summontheoctopi.bandcamp.com/
What Remy said: http://thebestofmusicandfilm.blogspot.ie/2015/02/summon-octopi-nonversations-ep.html
3) Jennie Abrahamson - 'Wolf' (from the album Gemini Gemini)
From: Stockholm, Sweden
Genre: Indie pop
Genre: Indie pop
More music? https://soundcloud.com/jennieabrahamson
4) The Ricardos - 'Rock N Roll Animal' (from the EP Pest)
From: Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
Genre: Garage rock
More music? http://thericardos.bandcamp.com/
5) Alf Moon - 'Printemps' (from the EP Saisons)
From: Paris, France
Genre: Electronic
More music? https://soundcloud.com/alf-moon
6) MNNQNS - 'Red Corvette' (from the album Worthless)
From: Rouen, France
Genre: Indie rock
More music? http://mnnqns.bandcamp.com/
What Remy said: http://thebestofmusicandfilm.blogspot.ie/2015/03/mannequins-worthless-album-review.html
7) Waterstrider - 'Nowhere Now' (from the album Nowhere Now)
From: California, U.S.A.
Genre: Alternative rock / indie
More music? http://www.waterstridermusic.com/
What Remy said: http://thebestofmusicandfilm.blogspot.ie/2015/03/new-track-waterstrider-nowhere-now.html
8) Lois - 'Before You'
8) Lois - 'Before You'
From: Madrid, Spain
Genre: Lo-fi indie rock
More music? https://soundcloud.com/loisband
9) Trails and Ways - 'Skeletons' (from the album Pathology)
From: California, U.S.A.
Genre: Indie-pop
More music? https://soundcloud.com/trailsandways
What Remy said? http://thebestofmusicandfilm.blogspot.ie/2015/05/single-trails-and-ways-skeletons.html
10) Known to Collapse - 'Circulated Undercover Ground'
From: San Francisco, U.S,A
Genre: Lo-fi indie
More music? https://knowntocollapse.bandcamp.com/
What Remy said: http://thebestofmusicandfilm.blogspot.ie/2015/05/single-known-to-collapse-circulated.html
11) Bells Atlas - 'Future Bones' (from the EP Hyperlust)
From: California, U.S.A.
Genre: R n' B / Soul
More music? http://bellsatlas.bandcamp.com/
What Remy said: http://thebestofmusicandfilm.blogspot.ie/2015/03/single-bells-atlas-future-bones.html
12) For Esmé - 'You' (from the album Sugar)
From: Toronto, Canada
Genre: Electropop
More music? https://soundcloud.com/foresmeforever
13) The Danes - 'Room Full of Liars'
From: Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Genre: Indie-pop
More music? https://soundcloud.com/thedanes
What Remy said: http://thebestofmusicandfilm.blogspot.ie/2015/06/single-danes-room-full-of-liars.html
14) High Elders - 'Legalize Murder' (feat. Traum Mega)
From: Delaware, U.S.A. / Carlow, Ireland
Genre: Hip-hop
More music? https://soundcloud.com/auxiliaryphoenix
What Remy said: http://thebestofmusicandfilm.blogspot.ie/2015/06/new-track-high-elders-legalize-murder.html
15) Rayvon Pettis - 'Kermit Song for Sam' (from the album Insureda)
From: Alabama, U.S.A.
Genre: Country / Bluegrass
More music? http://rayvonpettis.bandcamp.com/album/insureda
16) Why We Run - 'Ignites'
From: Sydney, Australia
Genre: Indie rock
More music? https://soundcloud.com/whywerun
17) The Midwestern Bass Machine - 'Teenagers, Don't Quit' (from the album Don't Want To Live Here)
From: Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Genre: Dream pop
More music? https://midwesternbassmachine.bandcamp.com/
What Remy said: http://thebestofmusicandfilm.blogspot.ie/2015/07/album-midwestern-bass-machine-dont-want.html
18) Kisses - 'A Groove' (from the album Rest in Paradise)
From: Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Genre: Electro-disco-funk
More music? http://kisses.bandcamp.com/
19) Dan Amor - 'Penwythnos Heulog'
From: Gwynedd, Wales
Genre: Folk rock
More music? https://soundcloud.com/dan-amor
What Remy said: http://thebestofmusicandfilm.blogspot.ie/2015/06/single-dan-amor-penwythnos-heulog-sunny.html
20) Running Red Lights - 'Mulberry Love' (from the album There's A Bluebird in My Heart)
From: Toronto, Canada
Genre: Alternative folk / indie
More music? http://store.runningredlights.com/music
What Remy said: http://thebestofmusicandfilm.blogspot.ie/2015/07/album-review-running-red-lights-theres.html
21) Mr Huw - 'Calonau Ni I Gyd' (from the EP Du Llun)
From: Porthmadog, Wales
Genre: Indie-pop
More music? https://soundcloud.com/recordiaucaegwynrecords
22) Freudia - 'Vanity Beach' (from the album Spirit Bear)
From: Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Genre: Indie / dreampop
More music? https://soundcloud.com/freudia
23) Sam Brown - 'Get Up' (from the album Yellow Cake)
From: North Carolina, U.S.A.
Genre: Experimental rock, jazz, soul...
More music? https://soundcloud.com/whoissambrown
24) Fold - 'Two Past Midnight' (from the album Fold)
From: Leeds, U.K.
Genre: Experimental funk / rock / hip-hop
More music? http://fold.bandcamp.com/album/fold
25) Black River Manifesto - 'Kingmaker' (from the album Kingmaker)
From: Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.A.
Genre: Punk / surf-rock
What Remy said: http://thebestofmusicandfilm.blogspot.ie/2015/11/album-black-river-manifesto-kingmaker.html
Where available, all of the above artists are on the below Spotify playlist;
