Spin premieres Plants and Animals' "Song for Love"

over the years, Plants and Animals' knuckle-balling blend of indie rock has been a vibrant, constantly rewarding reminder of their hometown's mid-aughties moment. "Song for Love," a crispy, straight-to-tape monster from forthcoming full-length The End of That...provides yet another slice of proof.

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Diamond Rings nominated for a Juno Award

Congratulations to Diamond Rings for being nominated in the Best New Artist category for this year's Juno Awards, alongside Dan Mangan, Alyssa Reid, JRDN and Lindi Ortega. The nominations were announced this morning in Toronto while the gala will be happening on Sunday April 1st in Ottawa.

Good luck, John O!

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Patrick Watson announces two album launch shows in Montreal

Patrick Watson and his band are pleased to announce two Montreal launch shows in support of Adventures in Your Own Backyard, on April 15th and 16th at the Corona Theatre. The new album will be available in stores on April 17th via Secret City. Tickets will be on sale on Thursday February 9th at noon.

More Quebec dates will be announced shortly.

ADVENTURES IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD ALBUM LAUNCH SHOWS + GUESTS
SUNDAY APRIL 15 & MONDAY APRIL 16 2012
CORONA THEATER
2490 NOTRE-DAME WEST
DOORS: 7PM
SHOWS: 8PM
Tickets: 35$ - tax included

Adventures In Your Own Backyard

Secret City is pleased to announce the release of Patrick Watson’s new album, Adventures In Your Own Backyard, on April 17th in Canada. The 12-track album will see release in the rest of the world via Domino.

Adventures In Your Own Backyard will be preceded by the single for the sweeping, elegant Into Giants, which is available to all at at the official website and via the widget below. Patrick and his band have already lined up shows before the album’s release that will include a headlining appearance at South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas in March, and support dates with Andrew Bird in the US this May, with many more dates to follow throughout the world, including the province of Quebec.

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Daniel Isaiah - Hour Montreal cover story

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PLANTS AND ANIMALS ANNOUNCE TOUR, LIGHTSHOW 7”, & SHARE COVER OF WOLF PARADE’S “I’LL BELIEVE IN ANYTHING”

Secret City is pleased to announce that a new 7" for Plants and Animals Lightshow, their first single off of The End of That, due out February 28th. The 7” will be available in stores on the same day as the CD/LP, and features a live cover of Wolf Parade’s I’ll Believe in Anything on the B-side. A digital version of the 7" is available as of today via iTunes!.

The live cover comes from the band’s “Live at Breakglass” performance during Pop Montreal in September of last year. The renowned Montreal studio hosted a combined live recording / intimate concert event as part of the tenth anniversary of the festival. Plants and Animals celebrated the milestone by covering local Montreal acts in addition to performing their own material. You can watch the actual performance below.



The band has also announce a ton of new tour dates in support of the album:

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Daniel Isaiah at Casa del Popolo!

After a standout performance at this year’s edition of M for Montreal in November, Daniel Isaiah will be performing a proper homecoming show on January 25th at Casa del Popolo.

DANIEL ISAIAH HOMECOMING SHOW
OPENING ACT: GRAND CHEVY
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25th
CASA DEL POPOLO || 4873 SAINT-LAURENT
8$ || DOORS 8PM
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The Barr Brothers perform Beggar in the Morning on the Late Show with David Letterman

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Dear Mrs. Claus

In between tours, The Barr Brothers grabbed the harp, a couple of jingle bells and some holiday spirit and spent a day at their friend, Patrick Watson's studio to record their first Christmas single Dear Mrs. Claus. The band really felt Mrs. Claus needed a Christmas song dedicated to her.

As of December 20th, the track is now also available for purchase exclusively from iTunes!

Merry Christmas!

Plants and Animals announce The End of That

Plants and Animals have announced their third full length album, entitled, The End of That. The record sees the Montreal trio of Warren C. Spicer, Nic Basque and Matthew Woodman Woodley bridging the gap between their 2008 debut, Parc Avenue, and 2010’s darker La La Land.

Check out the first single from the album, Lightshow.

Plants and Animals - Lightshow by SecretCityRecords

A North American tour was announced recently to support the new release, here are the upcoming dates, more to come:

12/07/11 Brooklyn, NY || The Rock Shop w/ Takka Takka, Balene
01/12/12 Chicago, IL || Schuba's w/ Herman Dune (Tomorrow Never Knows Festival)
03/08/12 Ottawa, ON || Ritual Nightclub
03/09/12 Quebec City, QC || Le Cercle
03/10/12 Montreal, QC || Cabaret du Mile-End
03/21/12 Vancouver, BC || Rickshaw
03/22/12 Seattle, WA || The Crocodile
03/24/12 Portland, OR || Mississippi Studios
03/27/12 Edmonton, AB || Starlite Room
03/28/12 Calgary, AB || Republik
03/29/12 Saskatoon, SK || Amigo's
03/30/12 Winnipeg, MB || West End Cultural Centre
03/31/12 Minneapolis, MN || 7th St. Entry