Plants and Animals
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Plants and Animals are a Canadian indie-rock band from Montreal
(featuring two members originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia
) which comprises guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woody Woodley. They often describe their music as post-classic rock. They are signed to Secret City Records
. Their first full-length album, Parc Avenue, was shortlisted for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize
and nominated for a 2009 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year. Plants and Animals were also given a 2009 Juno nomination for Best New Band.
In the fall of 2007, Plants and Animals released the four-song with/avec EP
Their full-length debut Parc Avenue was released on February 26, 2008 in Canada and on March 25, 2008 in the United States. The album features string parts by Sarah Neufeld
of Arcade Fire
The band released their second LP, titled La La Land, on April 20, 2010.
Their third album, The End of That, is to be released on February 28, 2012.
of the TV show Chuck
.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
(featuring two members originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
) which comprises guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woody Woodley. They often describe their music as post-classic rock. They are signed to Secret City Records
Secret City Records
Secret City Records is a Canadian independent record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music label was founded in 2006 by Andrew Rose and Justin West, originally as sublabel of Justin Time Records. It became fully independent in late 2008....
. Their first full-length album, Parc Avenue, was shortlisted for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize
2008 Polaris Music Prize
The 2008 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 30, 2008. The prize was won by Caribou for his album Andorra....
and nominated for a 2009 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year. Plants and Animals were also given a 2009 Juno nomination for Best New Band.
Career
Plants and Animals' self-titled EP was released in 2004 via Ships at Night Records.In the fall of 2007, Plants and Animals released the four-song with/avec EP
Their full-length debut Parc Avenue was released on February 26, 2008 in Canada and on March 25, 2008 in the United States. The album features string parts by Sarah Neufeld
Sarah Neufeld
Sarah Neufeld is a Canadian violinist and a member of the popular indie rock band Arcade Fire. She is also a member of the post rock band Bell Orchestre, alongside Arcade Fire multi-instrumentalist Richard Reed Parry and former Arcade Fire member Pietro Amato...
of Arcade Fire
The band released their second LP, titled La La Land, on April 20, 2010.
Their third album, The End of That, is to be released on February 28, 2012.
Discography
- Plants and Animals EPPlants and Animals EPPlants and Animals is the 2005 debut EP by Plants and Animals.- Track listing :#"Boyfriends and Girlfriends" – 15:49#"Jacques ..." – 7:15#"Thundergongs" – 9:32#"Working Man" – 11:41#"... Making Us Weaker" – 7:27...
(2005) - With/Avec EP (2007)
- Parc AvenueParc Avenue (album)Parc Avenue is the first full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Plants and Animals, released February 26, 2008 on Secret City Records.The album was a nominee for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize.-Track listing:# "Bye Bye Bye"# "Good Friend"...
(2008) - La La LandLa La Land (album)La La Land is the second full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Plants and Animals, released April 20, 2010 on Secret City Records.The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.-Track listing:# "Tom Cruz"...
(2010) - The End of That (2012)
Appearances in the media
Plants and Animals' single "Bye Bye Bye" was available for free download on iTunes for a week in late August 2009. The song was featured on season three episode 13Chuck Versus the Other Guy
"Chuck Versus the Other Guy" is the thirteenth episode of Chuck third season, and originally aired on April 5, 2010. Sarah and Shaw are ordered to track down the Director by Beckman, but Chuck has misgivings over whether Shaw can be trusted after the revelation that Sarah killed his wife.-Main...
of the TV show Chuck
Chuck (TV series)
Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central...
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External links
- Plants and Animals
- Plants and Animals at CBC Radio 3CBC Radio 3CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...
- Plants and Animals at Indie Pop Fever