Like a slightly kookier cousin of Patrick Watson (they are indeed related, if only by label), Plants and Animals plunge right into their bombastic pop and expect the listener to do the same, flitting from horn-and-choir-backed Buckleyisms to lean, lightly funky rock ('funky' like when Radiohead throws in a breakbeat, mind you) complete with "I wanna dance" refrain, followed by errant pedal steel, a dirty-wah ditty, and marching waltz to taste. Could another Polaris be in the cards for Secret City? Parc Avenue certainly strikes the right balance between art and commerce to suggest so.