Parc Avenue
by Plants and Animals
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. cokemachineglow
    75
    Parc Avenue often strays too far into excess and departure for departure’s sake to enjoy the brand of a songwriter’s tour-de-force.... But as a fully realized and lovingly sculpted aesthetic, there may be few stronger full-length debuts waiting in this year’s wings.
  2. Pitchfork
    80
    Plants and Animals may not be the first band to put Montreal on the musical map, but, with this album's there's-no-place-like-home vibe, they are certainly the first to celebrate it so warmly
  3. Slant Magazine
    30
    It is their failure to do little beyond noodle energetically and evoke the work of others that dooms Parc Avenue to mediocrity.
  5. Under The Radar
    90
    Parc Avenue was carefully constructed to open your eyes to the subtle beauty of everyday life and it suceeds effortlessly. [Spring 2008, p.84]
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  6. AllMusic
    70
    The record has a sizeable amount of drama or gravitas as well.
  7. PopMatters
    90
    The lyrics are blunt and relatable, and their song construction is arguably on par with some of the greatest names rock music has ever known
  8. Almost Cool
    73
    In the end, Parc Avenue finds a band creating some amazing music, but still putting out some feelers along the way.
  9. Magnet
    70
    Though Parc Avenue is undeniably epic, Plants And Animals take a casual approach to their sound, stuffing the songs with structural shifts rather than browbeating us with grandiose statements.

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User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. KellyC.
    May 28, 2008
    10
    Can't stop listening to this one. This one is definitely staying on my top ten list for this year.
  2. lalos.
    Apr 19, 2008
    9
    With all due respect The reviewer for Slant Magazine might want to want to give this album a second listen after he's pulled his head With all due respect The reviewer for Slant Magazine might want to want to give this album a second listen after he's pulled his head out of his ass.… Full Review »
  3. KurtC.
    Apr 19, 2008
    8
    These guys are ambitious. Three friends from high-school and college started up the folk-prog/post-classic-rock Plants and Animals (PA) up on Canada
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