The Bird and the Bee

The Bird and the Bee is just about the most charming thing that has graced the current music scene. Refreshingly retro, the hip LA duo serves up 60s sugar pop, but adds a bit of bossa nova, jazz, and electronica in between the sly lyrics.

Hailed as a modern-day Audrey Hepburn crossed with a breathy angel, singer Inara George seems to eerily channel Astrud Gilberto's soothing vocals while keyboardist Greg Kurstin churns out the dreamy technicolor tunes. The result is a psychedelic confection with all the icing you can handle. A few faves are the sassy "Again & Again," the lovely "I'm a Broken Heart," and the cotton candy tinged "La La La."

The duo has since released two EPs; Please Clap Your Hands features the fabulous "Polite Dance Song" and One Too Many Hearts has a peppy "Birthday" and the romantic "Tonight You Belong to Me." The music makes me wanna jet on a Pan Am flight to Brazil.

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