Category: Indie Pop

Please Clap Your Hands EP

This is the best EP of the year thus far and yes I know it’s only January but this is really a solid EP from start to finish. The first track is a cover of the Bee Gees hit “How Deep Is Your Love”, which is more mellow take of the hit. Track two is “Man” has a Lily Allen meets Stereolab feel to it and is my favorite track of the EP. Track three is “Polite Dance Song” which is the current single they are playing on KCRW. Track four is “So You Say” which is an upbeat 60’s stomp, with lush vocals. And track six (the last track on this superb EP) is “The Races” which is a lovely downtempo jazzy beatnik jam.

Here’s the bio from their Wiki:

The Bird and the Bee is an indie/pop/alternative musical duo from Los Angeles, consisting of musicians Greg Kurstin (“bee”) and Inara George (“bird”). Kurstin, a producer and keyboardist who has worked with Lily Allen, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Beck and Red Hot Chili Peppers, is also a member of the band Geggy Tah. Inara George and Kurstin met while the two were working on her debut album and they decided to collaborate on a jazz-influenced electro pop project. Their debut EP, Again and Again and Again and Again, was released on October 2006 and their debut album was released on January 23, 2007 on Blue Note Records.

Irana has announced that their new EP, which is scheduled to be released on Valentines Day, may be given out for free the week of its release as “our Valentine’s gift to you.”

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