In trio form, the sweet-voiced ladies of The Living Sisters - LA-based songstresses Eleni Mandell , Inara George of The Bird and the Bee, and Lavender Diamond frontwoman Becky Stark - come off as something akin to a modern version of The Roches, with the production and harmony dynamics of a particularly delicate, indie-fied country girl group. In case you're new here, from our perspective, this combination is a very good thing indeed. Love to Live , the upcoming debut from the new femmepop [...]
With their self-titled debut album three years ago, singer/songwriter Inara George and multi-instrumentalist/producer Greg Kurstin -- aka The Bird and the Bee -- forged a tantalizing hybrid of fizzy electronica and smart, tongue-in-cheek art-pop. The sound was sleek, the attitude playful, the songs rich with lyrical wit and hummable hooks. But is this in the neverland of "too pop for the indie intelligentsia" and "too eclectic for the masses"? We certainly hope not -- and the beguiling new project Guiltless Pleasures Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates , arriving March 23 via Blue [...]
Hall and Oates are about to be cool again. Los Angeles indie pop duo The Bird and the Bee will soon be releasing a tribute album entitled Guiltless Pleasures Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates , and no, the band will not be doing so ironically. Multi-instrumentalist and producer Greg Kurstin, who lost out to Brendan O'Brien for the Producer of the Year Grammy last night, has made that clear. Said Kurstin in a press conference last week: "There's definitely no irony. They're great songwriters and these are great songs." [...]
Frank Yang Something of a cold snap hit Toronto yesterday, so I was fortunate to have an invite to what was promised to be a hot and sweaty dance party at the Smiling Buddha bar, soundtracked by Woodhands showcasing their just-released second album Remorsecapade . Granted, it'd have probably been just as warm if I'd just stayed home, but experience has taught me that the odds of dance parties breaking out in my living room tend to be close to nil. I think there's a temptation to not [...]
What could be better than THIS you ask? How about a tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates? Inara George and Greg Kurstin, the duo know as The Bird and the Bee, are readying the release of Guiltless Pleasures Vol. 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates. The record will hit digitally and physically on March 23 via Blue Note records. Being the well endowed bloggers that we are, the record has been ours for a week or so, this allowing for ultimate saturation. The verdict? A [...]
it looks like a pretty beautiful piece of equipment, huh? in no more than two months, ads for apple's glorious new iPad will inevitably surface: what tunes will the marketing geniuses at apple carefully select for the campaign? what combination of indie appeal & sass, spunk & energy, radio potential & a catchy hook, will send an unknown act rocketing up the itunes charts? apple has made it happen for css, feist, the ting tings, matt costa, & yael naim among others: who's next? ABC- The Pipettes [...]
The Bird And The Bee Guiltless Pleasures Volume 1: A tribute To Daryl Hall And John Oates March 23, 2010 Blue Note Records Tracklist: 1. Heard It On The Radio 2. I Can't Go For That 3. Rich Girl 4. Sarah Smile 5. Kiss On My List 6. Maneater 7. She's Gone 8. Private Eyes 9. One on One Official Website MySpace Facebook Twitter One of my true listening pleasures of 2009 was [...]
the bird and the bee were not the likeliest of Grammy nominees this year; one half of the duo, Greg Kurstin, was nominated as Producer of the Year for the work with Lily Allen in addition to his own band. Now the bird and the bee have planed work on a new album, Guiltless Pleasures Volume 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall And John Oates , which is slated for release on March 23 via EMI's Blue Note Records. The full track list is available after the jump (and stay tuned for the Grammys this Sunday, [...]
Guiltless Pleasures: Volume 1 will see daylight on 3/23. It features: 1. Heard It On The Radio 2. I Can't Go For That 3. Rich Girl 4. Sarah Smile 5. Kiss On My List 6. Maneater 7. She's Gone 8. Private Eyes 9. One On One Watch 'Diamond Dave' here. MP3: The Bird & The Bee - Please Don't Stop The Music
the bird and the bee tribute album to Hall & Oates the bird and the bee , the duo of singer Inara George and multi-instrumental/producer Greg Kurstin, are set to release Guiltless Pleasures Volume 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall And John Oates , on EMI's Blue Note Records on March 23rd. 1. Heard It On The Radio 2. I Can't Go For That 3. Rich Girl 4. Sarah Smile 5. Kiss On My List 6. Maneater 7. She's Gone 8. Private Eyes 9. One [...]
"Emily and I had the itch" says Dixie Chick Martie Maguire of her sister Emily Robinson and their upcoming May-released album under the name Court Yard Hounds . With remaining D-Chick Natalie Maines on hiatus, Maguire and Robinson decided to join forces for a new project. "Every time we'd call Natalie and say 'are you ready?' she wasn't ready," continues Robinson. "She wanted a clear-cut break." New album, as yet untitled, will feature a guest appearance from Jakob Dylan on the song "See You In the Spring". The music of Hall and Oates gets a makeover courtesy [...]
There's been a lot of talk about supergroups over the last year or so. Sadly, the ladies haven't really had a presence in these musical marriages. That all changes now with The Living Sisters, which is made up of members of Lavender Diamond and The Bird and the Bee . According to the L.A. Times blog , the band is made up of Lavender Diamond's lead singer Becky Stark, jazz-pop crooner Eleni Mandell, and Inara George from The Bird and the Bee. According to Mandell, the group's [...]
and here you have it: our favorite 100 songs of 2009. there's not too much more to say. we've blogged about all these songs before, compiled the lists last week, & it's just kind of nice and fancy to see them all in one place like this. follow the links to check out the original posts. cheers, happy new year, and here's to a fantastic 2010!! linus : Lovers' Carvings- Bibio Lisztomania- Phoenix [...]
Happy New Year. First great music news of said new year? Soundgarden reunion is a go! How f'ing crazy is that? I guess Chris Cornell finally came to his senses. Maybe his shitty Timbaland produced R&B album, which bombed horribly, was the last straw or this is just a reunion tour cash grab. We shall see. I'm pretty pumped tough. I finally [...]
2010 Sounds Like The Future Download Friday Mixtape 048 as one track (MP3 170MB 320kbps) Track List: Music for Life ft. Nas | Talib Kweli + DJ Hi-Tek Get By RMX Mos Def, Jay-Z, Kanye & Busta | Talib Kweli + DJ Hi-Tek RE:Definition ft. Mos Def | Talib Kweli + DJ Hi-Tek Lupe Fiasco - I'm Beaming | Lupe Fiasco Kilometer 1001010101001 REMIX | Sebastien [...]
57 mins : 59 secs | 39.0 mb Manchester Orchestra "Shake It Out" ( favorite gentlemen ) Mean Everything To Nothing [ amazon ] website | myspace | facebook We Were Promised Jetpacks "It's Thunder And It's Lighting" (fatcat) These Four Walls [ amazon ] website | myspace | facebook Doves "The Greatest Denier" ( heavenly records ) Kingdom Of [...]
It's been a while since I've posted an update about anything here. To anyone who was ever looking forward to any posts, I'm sorry for the lack of attention to LiveJournal. I've been a little busy and haven't really gotten the time to write any reviews about most of the albums I've listened to this year. When Atlas Sound's Logos leaked, I began writing a review, but, unfortunately, I could not finish. The year is wrapping up, so, here are my top albums for the year. These are the albums that I liked, listened to, and spoke [...]
One of the best year we've had music wise in a long time. Lot's of new bands that blew my mindhole, veterans that came back on the scene and did the same. A few disappointments (I'm looking at you Mute Math and Dredg) and outright failures (Chris Cornell ... seriously dude?) some kick ass hip hop (Tanya Morgan, Blakroc, Dälek) [...]
We've seen an unprecedented year of new music in 2009. There's been enough diversity to satisfy practically anyone's music tastes. We definitely had a surge in surfer sound revivals, dreamy bedroom pop, lo-fi garage rock, and psychedelic electronica, but we also heard just about everything in between. It'll be interesting to see what trends emerge next year. Before we leave 2009 for good, we wanted to recap of our top rated album releases and close out the year with our top 100 songs. [...]
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