The bird and the bee是由一男一女，Greg Kurstin ("bee") 以及Inara George ("bird")组成的乐队。 其中的Kurstin,是曾经与Lily Allen、Beck、Red Hot Chili Peppers一起合作过的一个键盘手以及音乐制作人。 　　来自jazz厂牌Blue Note的小魔女系列声音－－The Bird and the Bee。这个名字是美国的一种儿童游戏（同时在一些欧美国家，The Bird and the Bee是对儿童早期性教育的一种惯例。就好像我们父母常说我们是从垃圾堆里捡来的……），想必从音乐中也听出来那种返朴归真的状态吧。一男一女组合kurstin（"蜂"）和inara（"鸟"）07年的专辑，风格游走在Indie和jazz之间，迥然风格的擦边与碰撞引出了inara george这个声线亮丽的小女人。除此之外电子音色的大量介入，带来的是无穷尽的时尚元素，好似浮在了作品上的一层亮粉。随意的编曲，随意的歌词，事情都在顺其自然的中不停转动。声音在不同领域间跳来跳去，黯然而精怪。 　　History 　　2006–07: Formation and The Bird and the Bee 　　According to their Myspace page, Greg and Inara "were introduced in 2004 by mutual friend Mike Andrews, whom George had enlisted to produce her solo debut, All Rise. George and Kurstin soon found themselves spending hours together in the studio, where a shared interest in jazz-based music helped lay the foundation for the Bird and the Bee. ey began to explore new sounds and textures, eventually composing enough material for their debut EP." That EP was the four-track Again and Again and Again and Again, released on October 31, 2006 by Blue Note Records. The EP includes the single "F**king Boyfriend", which topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart on the issue dated December 2, 2006. 　　The duo's self-titled debut studio album, The Bird and the Bee was released on January 23, 2007 to positive reviews; AllMusic described it as "irresistible" and "charming and delightful at every turn". 　　Mid-2007 saw the band touring as the opening act for English singer Lily Allen, while their music was heard twice that year in the ABC drama series Grey's Anatomy, with "Again & Again" featured in the April 26 episode titled "Desire", and "Polite Dance Song" featured in the October 25 episode "Haunt You Every Day"; the former was also included on the third volume of the show's soundtrack. With the holiday season came additional exposure for the group, when Apple Inc.'s iTunes Store chose "Carol of the Bells" to be the featured "Free Single of the Week" for the week of November 27. 　　2008–10: Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future and Interpreting the Masters Volume 1 　　In 2008 the duo's third EP One Too Many Hearts was released exclusively in digital format on February 12, 2008 to coincide with Valentine's Day. The four-song collection featured a rendition of the 1920s standard "Tonight You Belong to Me". 　　The Bird and the Bee appeared repeatedly on TV and in films during 2008, with "F**king Boyfriend" appearing in the film Forgetting Sarah Marshall and "How Deep Is Your Love" included in the film adaptation of Sex and the City and VH1 promos for their reality show lineup. On July 8 a performance recorded at Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas was released as a digital EP titled Live from Las Vegas at the Palms, including live versions of "Again & Again" (Bossa Nova Version), "F**king Boyfriend", "Autumn Leaves", "Man", and "Preparedness". 　　In 2009 the Bird and the Bee marked the release of their second studio album, Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future, with two national television appearances: January 26 on NBC's The Tonight Show and February 4 on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Following its January 27 release, the album debuted atop Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart on sales of 5,000 copies. In support of the album, the duo embarked on a ten-date US tour, which kicked off at The Casbah in San Diego on February 5, 2009 and ended at Carnegie Hall in New York City on March 7. On March 14, The Bird and the Bee performed at the Tricot Showroom in Los Angeles as part of a FMLY show. 　　On March 23, 2010, the band released Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates, an album of Hall & Oates cover songs. 　　"What's in the Middle" was featured in the thirteenth episode of the fifth season of Bones. "4th of July" was featured in the Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! episode titled "Larry". Their song "Diamond Dave" appeared in Judd Apatow's 2009 film Funny People. 　　2011–present: Recreational Love 　　The Bird and the Bee announced on their official Facebook page on September 26, 2011 that they were no longer signed to Blue Note Records. They also stated, "We don't have an exact release date for the album yet, but it'll most likely be early 2012." On November 18, 2011, the duo released a digital-only Christmas single titled "Wishes" through their website. 　　The Bird and the Bee contributed "All Our Endless Love" to the soundtrack for the 2014 film Endless Love. This was a collaboration with Matt Berninger, and was released on the soundtrack album on 11 February 2014. They produced a new track named "Undone" for the soundtrack of Sex Tape in July of the same year. 　　In April 2015, George announced that a new album would be released in July of that same year. The album, released on 17 July, was titled Recreational Love. The album's debut single, "Will You Dance?" was released on 5 May 2015. 　　In September 2017, both George and Kurstin were featured on the Foo Fighters song "Dirty Water", from the Kurstin-produced album Concrete and Gold. George contributed the background vocals to the track, while Kurstin played the synth. 　　In August 2019, "Interpreting The Masters Volume 2: A Tribute to Van Halen" was released.