Plants and Animals are a Canadian

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band from

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(featuring two members originally from

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) which comprises guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woody Woodley. The trio began playing together as kids and emerged on the international scene in 2008. They are signed to

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Career

Plants and Animals' self-titled EP was released in 2003 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.Michael Barclay
"Plants and Animals’ Parc Life"
'' Exclaim!'', February 19, 2008. The album was recorded entirely on analogue tape and features string parts by Sarah Neufeld of

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. It was shortlisted for the

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, and was nominated for a 2009 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year; the band were also nominated for New Group of the Year. The band released their second LP, titled ''La La Land'', on April 20, 2010. The album was recorded in both The Treatment Room in the band's hometown of Montreal and La Frette Studios outside of Paris, France. Their third album, ''The End of That'', was released on February 28, 2012.Alex Hudson
"Plants and Animals Roll Out Canadian Tour"
'' Exclaim!'', December 6, 2011. The trio spent nearly a year preparing a catalogue of songs before entering the studio. ''Waltzed in from the Rumbling'', their fourth full-length, was released on April 29, 2016. In November they followed up with ''Passed Out from the Waltzing'', an EP of B-sides from the album. In 2018 they released an expanded 10th anniversary edition of ''Parc Avenue'', featuring several bonus tracks. Their fifth album, ''The Jungle'', was released in October 2020.Brock Thiessen
"Plants and Animals Return with New Album 'The Jungle'"
'' Exclaim!'', June 23, 2020.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''

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'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

The End of That ''The End of That'' is the third full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Plants and Animals, released on February 28, 2012 on Secret City Records.Hudson, Alex"Plants and Animals Roll Out Canadian Tour" ''Exclaim!'', December 6, 2011. The al ...

'' (2012) * ''

Waltzed in from the Rumbling ''Waltzed in from the Rumbling'' is the fourth full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Plants and Animals, released April 29, 2016 on Secret City Records Secret City Records is a Canadian independent record label based in Montreal, Quebe ...

'' (2016) * ''The Jungle'' (2020)

EPs

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'' (2003) * ''

With/Avec EP ''With/Avec'' is the second EP by Canadian indie rock band Plants and Animals, released in 2007 on Secret City Records Secret City Records is a Canadian independent record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The music label was founded ...

'' (2007) * ''Passed Out from the Waltzing'' (2016)

Singles

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 13 of the TV show

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. "The End of That" plays at the end credits for

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's film

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. "Lightshow" was featured on the soundtrack for The Lifeguard.

References

External links

Plants and Animals
official website
Plants and Animals
at

CBC Radio 3 CBC Radio 3 is a Canadian digital radio station operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which plays a relatively freeform mix of indie rock, indie pop, alternative hip hop, folk, country and electronic music. The service, which la ...

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Plants And Animals Musical groups established in 2003 Musical groups from Montreal Canadian indie rock groups English-language musical groups from Quebec 2003 establishments in Quebec