GREAT NEW MUSIC: Plants and Animals "Parc Avenue"

It's absolutely beautiful out today, and so how apropos that I'm posting about the beautiful new album from Montreal's Plants and Animals, "Parc Avenue". I noticed that Pitchfork gave the album a pretty good review today, and I'm not about to buck that trend with anything but praise as well. Their sound is rooted in the same music that influences bands like Fleet Foxes, Blitzen Trapper, Grizzly Bear and to some extent Arcade Fire (and successfully not sounding much like these bands at all): 70's rock, front-porch folk, hushed (and not-so-hushed) psychedelic and little art rock for good measure. Hell, they even use a sax & cheerleading shouts (along with the handclaps!) in one song. It's so refreshing to hear music that is capable of being so much more than the sum of it's parts (and influences). The whole album is highly recommended!

"Parc Avenue" is out now via Secret City Records.

[MP3] Plants and Animals - Good Friend from "Parc Avenue" (via Box.net)
[MP3] Plants and Animals - Faerie Dance from "Parc Avenue" (via Box.net)

:::TOUR DATES:::
3/14 - Homeslice Pizza Party (SXSW), Austin, TX
3/14 - SXSW Showcase - Maggie Mae’s, Austin, TX
3/15 - Urban Outfitters Party (SXSW), Austin, TX
3/20 - The Lo Pub, Winnipeg, Manitoba
3/21 - Amigo’s Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
3/22 - HiFi, Calgary, Alberta
3/24 - Media Club, Vancouver, BC
3/26 - Lucky Bar, Victoria, BC
3/28 - Velvet Underground w/Born Ruffians, Edmonton, Alberta
3/29 - The Exchange, Regina, Saskatchewan
4/02 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
4/03 - Schuba's, Chicago, IL
4/05 - Cegep Mont Morency, Laval, QC
4/11 - Hell’s Kitchen, Halifax, Nova Scotia
4/12 - Capital Bar, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Plants and Animals - website | Myspace | Secret City Records