Plants and Animals

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Despite their rootsy foundation, Canuck indie-rock trio Plants and Animals started to show their art-rock tendencies on the With/Avec EP in 2007 with an eight-minute-plus tune that eventually morphed into Nina Simone's "Sinnerman," and they really started to spread their wings on their full length debut Parc Avenue in early 2008.

Bluesy neo-folkies These United States released a music video for "Get Yourself Home," from the album Crimes, which was made out of public archival footage from the Great Depression era and released it right before those other United States (that is, the real ones) decided to drunkenly topple over right into another. Obviously, then, they know what they're doing.

These United States - West Won
These United States - Get Yourself Home

Local indie-pop champs Straight Punch To The Crotch kick things off.

Straight Punch To The Crotch - Robot Baby
Straight Punch To The Crotch - When Animals Attack
Straight Punch To The Crotch - Summer Sun and Firecrackers

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