MUSIC REVIEW - The Bird and The Bee

The Bird and The Bee – Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future

If you haven’t heard of these guys yet, you’ve been missing out. This self-dubbed “jazz-influenced electro pop” band’s second full length album continues the high level of musical excellence their followers have come to expect, featuring a variety of sounds within their rather uniquely defined genre: For example, two of the tracks, “Diamond Dave” and “Witch“, are highly reminiscent of James Bond title songs in the most awesome of senses, “You’re A Cad” is synth heavy and almost elctro-polka, while “Ray Gun” follows a slower, more lounge-y tune.

I particularly am partial to “Love Letter To Japan” and “Polite Dance Song”, though all the tracks are highly enjoyable in their own ways. “Love Letter To Japan” has a fairly repetitive vocal and lyrical pattern, over which is laid a simple beat. But the song begins to experiment with the sounds, creating a playful and experimental vibe which leaves the song feeling like it ends far too early at four minutes. “Polit Dance Song” is a song geared entirely to sweet-action dance parties, but takes a rather supplicatory approach to the genre (“Give it up for me, please”, “I beg of you to dance, it’s such a crazy kick-ass beat”).

If you like playful but quite beautiful jazz-influenced electro pop, this is most definitely your album.

Will I play it on my show? Yes. RIYL – Lily Allen, Pizzicato 5, Rilo Kiley.

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