“La La Land takes its name from what the band has described as a “vortex of confusion,” but the dizzying effect that the album’s disparate stylistic strains might incur is an altogether charming one … For a trio that remains consistently unpretentious and accessible, Plants and Animals seem to have sucked up a fair amount of art rock influences somewhere along the way; [but] If there’s a connecting thread running through the album, it’s the chunky, insistent guitar riffs that pop up repeatedly … Whatever you call it, that predilection for juicy hooks is a major part of what keeps this mercurial bunch solidly grounded.”
