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<\/a>This has proven to be an approach that has, ironically enough, earned Plants and Animals a fair amount of prestige, with their first full-length album, 2008’s Parc Avenue<\/em>, getting them nominations for the Polaris Prize and a Juno. 2010’s La La Land<\/em> earned the band a second Polaris Prize nomination.<\/p>\n Which brings us to 2012 and their latest release, The End of That,<\/em> a record that lives up to that old saying \u201cthird time’s a charm,\u201d with its much more carefully crafted sound stemming from more preparation than previous efforts.<\/p>\n Rather than getting into the studio and trying to fill a record, this time the band went in with more music and chipped away at it until they were left with a unified sound.<\/p>\n What didn’t make the cut? Some of the stranger tracks, like an homage to Portishead that Basque says was just too weird for the album.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was this one old song, it had an old trip-hop beat and horns and we never finished it,\u201d laughs Basque. \u201cIt was really too weird.\u201d<\/p>\n At the end of the day, Plants and Animals just aim to make the best record they can and be the best artists they can be without making too many artistic compromises. It’s a style that has endeared them to their fans and audiences across Canada.<\/p>\n \u201cWe try to stay as sincere as we can,\u201d says Basque. \u201cIt’s working for us.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n