Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future | ||||
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Studio album by The Bird and the Bee | ||||
Released | January 27, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2008; Echo Studios (Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California) |
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Genre | Indie pop, electronic | |||
Length | 44:54 | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
Producer | Greg Kurstin | |||
The Bird and the Bee chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 71/100 |
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Source | Rating |
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The A.V. Club | A− |
Entertainment Weekly | A− |
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Pitchfork Media | 5.4/10 |
PopMatters | 7/10 |
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Spin | 7/10 |
Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future is the second studio album by American indie pop duo The Bird and the Bee, released on January 27, 2009 by Blue Note Records. The album contains the two lead-off tracks from the duo's last two studio EPs: "Polite Dance Song", from Please Clap Your Hands, and "Birthday", from One Too Many Hearts.
All tracks written by Greg Kurstin and Inara George, except where noted.
Credits for Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future adapted from liner notes.