Montreal’s Plants and Animals have confirmed a slew of summer dates. In a press release sent out in both French and English, the group has announced a number of new US dates. They have also confirmed a big free outdoor show in Toronto at Yonge and Dundas Square as part of the annual NXNE Festival. To mark the start of their summer tour they’ve released a video for the short-but-sweet “H.C.” from The End of That, which was released in February (the video can be found above). In this animated short/music video, director Aimée van Drimmelen employs hand drawn imagery and looped Super 8 footage. Click here to watch the video.

Here’s a look at Plants and Animals’ new dates

06/15/12 Toronto, ON—NXNE Music Festival
06/16/12 Montréal, QC—Festival Folk sur le Canal
06/30/12 Gagetown, BC—Folly Fest
07/04/12 Sherbrooke, QC—Théâtre Granada (Sherblues)
07/05/12 Ottawa, ON—Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
07/06/12 Orillia, ON—Mariposa Folk Festival
07/20/12 Saint-Gédéon, QC—St-Gédéon s’amuse
07/24/12 Columbus, OH—Newport Music Hall*
07/25/12 Detroit, MI—Magic Stick*
07/27/12 Burlington, VT—Signal Kitchen
07/28/12 Boston, MA—Royale*
07/30/12 New York, NY—Webster Hall*
07/31/12 Baltimore, MD—Ram’s Head Live*
08/01/12 Washington, DC—9:30 Club*
08/04/12 Montréal, QC—Osheaga Music and Art Festival
08/16/12 Îles de la Madeleine, QC—Pas Perdus
08/17/12 Îles de la Madeleine, QC—Pas Perdus
08/24/12 Squamish, BC—Live at Squamish
08/28/12 L’Assomption, QC—L’Ange Cornu
(*)With Bombay Bicycle Club