Inara George

Inara George Accidental Experimental •••• Everloving Though she is perhaps best known as the Bird to songwriter/producer Greg Kurstin’s Bee, Inara George is a cottage industry unto herself. Having graduated from early outfits Lode and Merrick to go it alone, the Californian singer has chalked up an impressive catalogue in the four short years since her solo album All Rise , produced by ‘Donnie Darko’ soundtrack composer Mike Andrews. As well as The Bird & The Bee’s two albums and three EPs, she’s recorded an elegant second album with Van Dyke Parks (2008’s An Invitation , complete with 24-piece orchestra), toured with Eleni Mandell ... Read Full Story

Inara George ‘Accidental’ You probably already know this LA-based artist as one half of The Bird & The Bee with producer Greg Kurstin, whose two albums and various EPs have made quite a splash in indie-pop circles. But Inara deserves to be equally famed for her solo ventures, which include her 2006 debut All Rise and last year’s An Invitation , a collaborative effort with Van Dyke Parks and a 24-piece orchestra. A consummate plate-spinner, Inara always has several projects on the go, formerly attached to bands including Lode and Merrick, and now with latest outfit The Living Sisters (a trio with Eleni Mandell ... Read Full Story

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Music Reviews: By playing to their strengths -- an orchestral dreamland from Van Dyke Parks, Inara George's emotional fragility -- the duo proffer a clever and unique creation in their disc "An Invitation," a throwback to Parks' work in the '60s and '70s with Randy Newman and on his own. Read Full Story