That Funny Feeling

Finding a new band is kind of like dating someone new. You get all excited and giddy at the prospect of being around them. You listen intently to whatever they say. You do your research and find out as much as you can about them. And then you’re smitten. Or you’re not – because let’s face it; some bands suck and some people are just insane.Recently, I’ve been spending a lot of time with Plants and Animals and their four-song EP With/Avec. Here’s a list of descriptors concerning their music that you might find relevant: The intersection of Radiohead’s Amnesiac and Paul Simon’s Graceland. Kind of jammy. Very noisy. Avant rock. Jazz aesthetics applied to psychedelica with folk used as the adhesive. Canadian.I can’t tell you how happy these four little songs have made me. I just hope P&A;’s full length doesn’t turn out to be bat-shit crazy and set my couch on fire. Their LP, Parc Avenue will be out on either February 26 or March 25.Web Site: HereOrder: Online HereStuff to Sample: From Plants & Animals’ EP With/Avec “Lola Who?” and “Faerie Dance”