- Plants and Animals
Infobox musical artist
Name = Plants and Animals
Img_capt = Plants and Animals (from left: Nicolas Basque, Matthew Woodley, and Warren Spicer) in Montréal, QC, on September 30, 2005.
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Origin =Montreal, Canada
Genre =Indie rock
Years_active = 2005–present
Label =Secret City Records
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URL = [http://www.plantsandanimals.ca/ Official website]
[http://www.myspace.com/plantsandanimals MySpace page]
Current_members = Warren Spicer: guitar, vocals
Matthew Woodley: drums, vocals
Nicolas Basque: guitar, keyboards, vocals
Past_members =Plants and Animals are a Canadian
indie-rock band fromMontreal , featuring two members originally fromHalifax ,Nova Scotia , which comprises guitarist-vocalistsWarren Spicer andNic Basque , and drummer-vocalistMatthew Woodley .cite web | author= Schneider, Jason | title= Interview with Plants and Animals| work= Exclaim.ca | url=http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=114&csid2=946&fid1=27355 | date= September 2007 | accessdate=2007-09-24] They often describe their music as post-classic rock. They are signed toSecret City Records . [cite news| last =Craig| first =Lindsay|title =Secret City Signs The Go! Team And Plants And Animals |publisher ="Chart"| date =2007-06-21 | url =http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2007/06/2106.cfm| accessdate =2007-09-27] Their first full-length album, "Parc Avenue", was shortlisted for the2008 Polaris Music Prize .Releases
Plants and Animals' self-titled EP was released in 2004 via Ships at Night Records. [cite news| last =Bottenberg| first =Rupert| title =Flora and phonics: The strange nature of Plants and Animals| publisher ="
Montreal Mirror "| date =2004-01-29 | url =http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/2004/012904/music4.html| accessdate =2007-09-27]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 ofThe Arcade Fire .Discography
* "
Plants and Animals EP " (2005)
* "With/Avec EP " (2007)
* "Parc Avenue" (2008)References
External links
*Commons-inline|Category:Plants and Animals|Plants and Animals
* [http://www.plantsandanimals.ca Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/plantsandanimals Official MySpace profile]
* [http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/PLANTS-AND-ANIMALS/ Plants and Animals] atCBC Radio 3
* [http://www.bandega.com/band/view/plants-and-animals#interview 2008 Plants and Animals Interview at Bandega.com]
* [http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article.aspx?id=6318 Review of "Parc Avenue"] at "Crawdaddy! "
* [http://exclaim.ca/SearchResults.aspx?csid2=0&SearchTerm=plants%20and%20animals/ Plants and Animals] atExclaim!
* [http://www.shipsatnight.com Ships at Night Records]
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