30.06.2010: Plants and Animals, Dan Mangan, The Mighty Low, The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB
"Canadian Blast and The Local Present - CANADA" takes place at 5 venues across London on the eve of Canada Day, offering the best contemporary Canadian music currently on export! We strongly advise you to also check out the Canada Day festivities the following day on Trafalgar Square.
Plants and Animals
P and A on Myspace
Montreal-based indie rock trio Plants and Animals formed in 2004 around the talents of Warren Spicer (guitar, vocals), Matthew Woodley (drums, percussion, vocals), and Nicolas Basque (guitar, bass, vocals). The band's genre-jumping sound blends rootsy, acoustic-heavy folk and country with elements of classic and progressive rock. Their self-titled debut was released in 2005, followed by another EP, With/Avec, in 2007 and finally a full-length album, Parc Avenue, in 2008 on the Secretly Canadian label.
"Like a distant Canadian cousin of Blitzen Trapper, this three-piece spins shaggy songs into expansive, genre-bending symphonies." - Pitchfork
"the group walks that line between artsy and accessible better than most." - ALARM Magazine
P and A on Myspace
Montreal-based indie rock trio Plants and Animals formed in 2004 around the talents of Warren Spicer (guitar, vocals), Matthew Woodley (drums, percussion, vocals), and Nicolas Basque (guitar, bass, vocals). The band's genre-jumping sound blends rootsy, acoustic-heavy folk and country with elements of classic and progressive rock. Their self-titled debut was released in 2005, followed by another EP, With/Avec, in 2007 and finally a full-length album, Parc Avenue, in 2008 on the Secretly Canadian label.
"Like a distant Canadian cousin of Blitzen Trapper, this three-piece spins shaggy songs into expansive, genre-bending symphonies." - Pitchfork
"the group walks that line between artsy and accessible better than most." - ALARM Magazine
Dan Mangan
Dan on Myspace
Dan Mangan is a human male residing in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
"sings with the soul of Woody Guthrie - if Woody Guthrie had listened to Godspeed (You Black Emperor)" - NME
"...Knocks you flat on your ass... Mangan's career is clearly on the rise. Hop on board and enjoy the ride." - Exclaim!
"Nice, Nice, Very Nice could very well be the album that solidifies Mangan as the standout artist he is." - Discorder
Dan on Myspace
Dan Mangan is a human male residing in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
"sings with the soul of Woody Guthrie - if Woody Guthrie had listened to Godspeed (You Black Emperor)" - NME
"...Knocks you flat on your ass... Mangan's career is clearly on the rise. Hop on board and enjoy the ride." - Exclaim!
"Nice, Nice, Very Nice could very well be the album that solidifies Mangan as the standout artist he is." - Discorder
The Mighty Low
TML on Myspace
From the flat lake lands of southern Ontario comes a sound that is at once both rustic and contemporary, faithfully nostalgic of its pockets of wooded bush, dirt roads, farms and sprawling crop fields. Two brothers, living a continent and an ocean apart, decide to combine their love for music and their homeland?s songwriting traditions, all the while heavily inspired by the classic folk sound of 70s California. Matthew and David formed The Mighty Low in January 2009, joined by talented Swedish drummer, Adam Almqvist, and another folk loving multi-instrumentalist, Stuart Munroe. Together, they have intricately carved out a collection of songs that tells the fascinating story of their lives and a debut EP release this spring.
TML on Myspace
From the flat lake lands of southern Ontario comes a sound that is at once both rustic and contemporary, faithfully nostalgic of its pockets of wooded bush, dirt roads, farms and sprawling crop fields. Two brothers, living a continent and an ocean apart, decide to combine their love for music and their homeland?s songwriting traditions, all the while heavily inspired by the classic folk sound of 70s California. Matthew and David formed The Mighty Low in January 2009, joined by talented Swedish drummer, Adam Almqvist, and another folk loving multi-instrumentalist, Stuart Munroe. Together, they have intricately carved out a collection of songs that tells the fascinating story of their lives and a debut EP release this spring.