The Bird And The Bee

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來(lái)自jazz廠牌Blue Note的小魔女系列聲音——The Bird and the Bee。這個(gè)名字是美國(guó)的一種兒童游戲，想必從音樂(lè)中也聽(tīng)出來(lái)那種返樸歸真的狀態(tài)吧。一男一女組合kurstin（"蜂"）和inara（"鳥"）07年的專輯，風(fēng)格游走在Indie和jazz之間，迥然風(fēng)格的擦邊與碰撞引出了inara george這個(gè)聲線亮麗的小女人。除此之外電子音色的大量介入，帶來(lái)的是無(wú)窮盡的時(shí)尚元素，好似浮在了作品上的一層亮粉。隨意的編曲，隨意的歌詞，事情都在順其自然的中不停轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)。聲音在不同領(lǐng)域間跳來(lái)跳去，黯然而精怪。專輯又好像隱藏有什么殺機(jī)一般，入耳的旋律讓人又愛(ài)又不敢陷得太深?？梢哉f(shuō)是非常值得一聽(tīng)的新生經(jīng)典大碟。
Multi-instrumentalist Greg Kurstin and doe-eyed vocalist Inara George draw upon a mutual fondness for jazz standards and '60s tropicalia to deliver the stylish indie pop tones of the Bird and the Bee. The two musicians were introduced in 2005 by mutual friend Mike Andrews, whom George had enlisted to produce her solo debut, All Rise. Needing someone to contribute piano to several tracks, Andrews called upon Kurstin, who had studied under renowned jazz pianist Jaki Byard during his college years. George and Kurstin soon found themselves spending hours together in the studio, where a shared interest in jazz-based music — something that George hadn't explored much on All Rise — helped lay the foundation for the Bird and the Bee.
Apart from Kurstin's work with Byard, neither musician had done much with jazz or tropicalia before. Kurstin had previously contributed keyboards to selections by Beck, and his production credits included work with the Flaming Lips, Peaches, and Lily Allen (with whom the Bird and the Bee would later tour). On the other hand, George — the daughter of Little Feat's Lowell George — had pursued work as a Shakespearean actress before forming the post-grunge band Lode and subsequently embarking on a solo career. Both George and Kurstin began to explore new sounds and textures in Kurstin's studio in Echo Park, CA, eventually composing enough sun-kissed material for their debut EP, Again and Again and Again and Again, which arrived in late October 2006. The Bird and the Bee's self-titled LP was released the following year by Blue Note Records, spawning a number one hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart with a remix of the sassy "Fucking Boyfriend." After enjoying positive press from such outlets as NPR (which even aired one of the duo's performances from Washington, D.C.), the pair returned to the studio. Please Clap Your Hands, a five-song EP featuring a cover of the Bee Gees' "How Deep Is Your Love," arrived in September 2007, and the duo heralded its release by joining indie pop act Rilo Kiley on a fall tour.