the bird and the bee – One Too Many Hearts EP for Valentine’s Day + watch video
By bandweblogs on Feb 5, 2008 in Bands, Music, New Releases, Press Releases, Videos | Tags: Digital, EPs, Eric Wareheim, Greg Kurstin, Grey's Anatomy, Inara George, Music, the bird and the bee, Valentine's Day, youtube
the bird and the bee announces digital-only release of their new Valentine’s Day EP ‘One Too Many Hearts’.
The past year has been an eventful one for the bird and the bee, the Los Angeles band made up of singer Inara George and multi-instrumentalist/producer Greg Kurstin. The Los Angeles Times named them one of “10 Bands on the Horizon for 2007″ and their self-titled debut, a deliciously subversive indie-pop album, was released in January to rave reviews. The New Yorker called it “a sure delight” and Rolling Stone described their distinct sound as “audible sunshine.” Their music could be heard on shows like Grey’s Anatomy, and they toured throughout the United States, Europe and Japan, both as a headliner and opening band for such artists as Lily Allen, Sia and Rilo Kiley.
Always enchanting, the bird and the bee are now releasing the ‘One Too Many Hearts’ EP just in time for Valentine’s Day! The four-song EP includes three new songs by the duo: “Birthday”, “The Last Day Of Our Lives”, which Inara George describes as “kind of a flower child-funk/Serge Gainsbourg-thing”, and “Come As You Were”.
The EP’s closer, “Tonight You Belong to Me” is a duet sung by George and Gus Seyffert (a multi-instrumentalist who has toured with the band playing guitar and autoharp). The song was originally written in 1926 and was most famously made a Country hit by Dottie West in 1977 and later performed as a duet by Bernadette Peters and Steve Martin in the 1979 film The Jerk.
the bird and the bee – ‘One Too Many Hearts’ EP
(Released February 12, 2008; Metro Blue/Blue Note Records)
Have a listen to the first track on the ‘One Too Many Hearts’ EP, “Birthday” via the streams below:
Also, if you haven’t already seen the video for “Polite Dance Song,” a single off of the bird and the bee’s EP ‘Please Clap Your Hands’, you can take a look at the link below. In this cute video, the duo’s quirky, sweet and old-fashioned charm is stylistically portrayed through outrageous costumes and extreme dance moves by director Eric Wareheim, creator and director for Adult Swim’s Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!.
Watch “Polite Dance Song” video:
For more information about the ‘Please Clap Your Hands’ EP, check out the e-card
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