Story of Lady & Bird

I have been really into M*A*S*H lately, and I wanted to hear the words. I came across their version, and fell in love with all of the music. I love it.

I accidentally stumbled upon Karen Ann about 2004 (or maybe because of a New Yorker article about her?). Nevertheless, I was enchanted by her songs and voice and unique style. When I lived in Chicago, I had the opportunity to attend her shows at three diverse venues. Each was a great pleasure. After her 1st three solo records, I became curious about this "Lady & Bird" thing.I was much dissappointed in comparison with what I had previously heard. Not to say it was bad, but just sort of lame in comparison (Blue Skies being the possible exception). I have just now noticed that there is a new L&B record. It might be better as it contains about a half dozen songs, versions of songs from previous Keren Ann records.

Bought it for her.

Two of my all time favorite albums are Keren Ann's "Not Going Anywhere" and "Nolita." Everything after Nolita has been a BIG disappointment. Sorry, that's just the way I hear it.Lady & Bird has no soul, no rhythm, and is just bland and repetitive. It's weird too as others have mentioned, not that I don't like weird stuff, but this weird in a bad way. Too much special effects and not enough music. Not enough Keren Ann. Too cute and cheeky. I don't like it!!!Though it's non of my business, I think Lady should dump Bird and get back to her roots. I still think I'll risk ordering her "Keren Ann 101" that just came out. I hope it's a good'n.John

This is the new record by Keren Ann Zeidel and Bardi Johannsson. Keren Ann has done a lot of solo records in the past. This is a little different. The first song "Do What I Do" is more like Polyphonic Spree. "Shepard's Song" has some weird manipulated voice on it. This is supposed to be a children's story. But it goes on with "Stephanie Says" a song made famous by Lou Reed. "Walk Real Slow" is like a Beatles song. They also cover the song "Suicide Is Painless." Many people know this song from MASH. But Manic Street Preachers also covered it. This album has a lot of interesting moments. Keren Ann has been touring constantly for over a year, with many different lineups. She has let all sorts of sounds and music influence her. It seems like she has developed a new musical personality. This is good stuff.

"Nolita," Keren Ann's fourth full-length, is finally garnering the French artist the attention she deserves. That said, I like "Lady & Bird," a collaboration with Iceland's Bardi Johansen (Gang Bang), almost as much. It has the soft and gentle vocals one would expect combined with some appealing weirdness, like a cross between "Alice in Wonderland," "Night of the Hunter, and Air's "Virgin Suicides" soundtrack--both musically and thematically. That said, I don't quite "get" the concept; something about two lost children named Lady (Keren Ann) and Bird (Bardi), but the tunes are great and the covers, the Velvet Underground's "Stephanie Says" and "Suicide is Painless" (the theme from "M*A*S*H"), seal the deal.

This is a CD that can be played from beggining to end without skipping a track. When I heard Do What I Do i must have repeated that song alone about three times before I gave any other song a chance, only to find out that the album just gets better with each song. The music is just so smooth and blends perfectly with Keren's vocals. I don't know anything about Bardi and his Bang Gang, but if your a Keren Ann fan you will definetely like this.

全体的に暗い雰囲気ですが、良質な音楽です。1曲目のイントロが流れた瞬間に主人が「これ誰？めっちゃ良い！」と絶賛してました。