'Parc Avenue' is a sprawling on-the-road opus from Plants and Animals. The album is ultimately maybe best approached as a love letter to the neighbourhood, friends and lovers that inspired it. Originally known for an acoustic, instrumental roots sound following a self-titled recording in 2005, this full-length debut reveals their impressive growth into an epic-rock-pop-soul train that rivals anything crawling out of Canada. Warren C. Spicer is the veritable vocal soul and guitar hero of the group; Nicolas Basque adds more guitar crunch, bass tones and the occasional piano; and Matthew “the Woodman” Woodley can go from rolling bluegrass tempo to post-rock crash in the blink of a high-kick.