Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future

Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future
Studio album by
The Bird and the Bee
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2009 (2009-01-27)
Recorded2008; Echo Studios
(Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California)
GenreIndie pop, electronic
Length44:54
LabelBlue Note
ProducerGreg Kurstin
The Bird and the Bee chronology
One Too Many Hearts
(2008) 		Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future
(2009) 		Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The A.V. ClubA−[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
The Guardian[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Pitchfork Media5.4/10[7]
PopMatters7/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Slant Magazine[10]
Spin7/10[11]

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.

  1. ^ "Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future – The Bird And The Bee". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  2. ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future – The Bird and the Bee". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
  3. ^ Koski, Genevieve (January 27, 2009). "The Bird And The Bee: Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  4. ^ Pastorek, Whitney (January 30, 2009). "Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future (2009)". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1032–1033. Archived from the original on January 27, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
  5. ^ Simpson, Dave (February 6, 2009). "The Bird and the Bee: Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future". The Guardian. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  6. ^ Wappler, Margaret (January 26, 2009). "Album review: The Bird and the Bee's 'Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
  7. ^ Klein, Joshua (January 30, 2009). "The Bird and the Bee: Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
  8. ^ Metivier, Michael (January 29, 2009). "The Bird & the Bee: Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future". PopMatters. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
  9. ^ Rosen, Jody (January 21, 2009). "Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future : The Bird And The Bee". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on May 5, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
  10. ^ Rivera, Daniel (January 26, 2009). "The Bird and the Bee: Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  11. ^ Walters, Barry (January 14, 2009). "The Bird and the Bee, 'Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future' (Blue Note)". Spin. Buzz Media. Retrieved October 19, 2011.