"Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future," The Bird and the Bee

If Mary Tyler Moore or Marlo Thomas wake up in 2009 urban America and begin skipping down the avenues, they would leave polka dotted, sherbert-colored trails across the landscape. The Bird and the Bee’s latest album would be the soundtrack.

The two-member lounge pop act that’s blasting Blue Note Records into the digital age has produced a song for every occasion in the life of the glowing modern girl. Indie boys: this is your girl’s V-day present (somewhere between Brazilian Girls and Petra Haden). 

RAY GUNS ARE NOT JUST THE FUTURE
The Bird and the Bee
Blue Note

This is a band that nails love, fickleness, bitterness and confidence. And, if you’re a Dave, like me, then you’ve got a theme for your own cameo in her sitcom with “Diamond Dave” (though I’m pretty sure it’s an ode to David Lee Roth).

DOWNLOAD: “Polite Dance Song”