Track Listings (5) - Disc #1| All Artists: The Bird & The Bee Title: Please Clap Your Hands Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Blue Note Records Original Release Date: 1/1/2007 Re-Release Date: 9/25/2007 Album Type: EP Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Style: Indie & Lo-Fi Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 Other Editions: Please Clap Your Hands UPCs: 400000001685, 5099950595921, 5099950595952 |
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Inara George and Greg Kurstin, a.k.a. the bird and the bee, have collected fans and critical accolades since the release of their self titled debut in January '07. The band has been busy ever since with non-stop touring an... more » |
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Album Description Inara George and Greg Kurstin, a.k.a. the bird and the bee, have collected fans and critical accolades since the release of their self titled debut in January '07. The band has been busy ever since with non-stop touring and promotion all over the globe. All the while the band continued to write and record wherever they found themselves. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsToo hip for the room? Eric J. Anderson | Ankeny, Iowa | 10/19/2007 (4 out of 5 stars) "The Bird And The Bee are Inara George and Greg Kurstin. Inara has a voice like a pixie-ish angel, but both of them are multi-instrumentalists, and obviously highly trained in musical composition. Inara creates beautiful harmonies and choruses through the use of studio overdubbing. Kurstin is master of all things keyboard. This new Bird And The Bee project, like the earlier album, seems to be aiming at a certain attitude, a certain style: modern, yet taking elements of soft 1960s pop music. They project a sort of wink-wink hipster ambivalence in most of the songs, except the final beautiful and heartfelt love song, How Deep Is Your Love. I could almost make an argument that the group is an example of style over substance. Almost. The melodies, arrangements, production are astoundingly sophisticated and creative. Perhaps in this respect they could be compared to Steely Dan: great music, great production, sly attitude, but generally not aimed at touching the heart. Still, these two musicians are producing some of the greatest pop music released this year. While the first album and this EP have been fun, I hope that in the future they can marry their musical talents to something a little more intimate and emotional -- like some of the material from Inara George's recent solo CD, All Rise. I have a feeling that what they've done so far, great as it is, entertaining as it is, will not wear well if they try to tread the same gound again on the next album." The Bird and The Bee Do it Again! MindTrix | 11/01/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "With a sound that we have come to know from The Bird and The Bee comes the Sophomore EP I have been waiting to hear. disappointed that it is just an EP and not a full LP. I still love it. I recommend this new album for any fan out there. Please Clap Your Hands is a great little didy that gets foot tapping from the first song." Retro Shmetro Mark Champion | San Antonio, TX United States | 05/20/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "If Ivy is the indie Carpenters (Dominique Durand is a dead ringer for Karen Carpenter (see "Edge Of The Ocean") then The Bird And The Bee is The Captain And Tennile - - down to Inara George's coiffure and backup vocals, particularly on "The Polite Dance Song." Heck, they even cover Bee Gees faithfully and without a trace of irony, just to prove how retro-cool they are. It might also mean that The Carpenters, The C&T and Bee Gees were decades ahead of their time(s). File under Extremely Listener Friendly. Edge of the Ocean"
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