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Put up the Lights
Pop · 2020 · 8 tracks · 24m

Put up the Lights

the bird and the bee

Vintage synthesizers and breathy jazz vocals reimagine holiday classics. A shimmering, mid-century modern take on the winter season.

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It's like a Christmas party at a cool architect's house where everyone is drinking martinis.

A sophisticated and shimmering winter dream that balances holiday cheer with late-night melancholy.

Put up the Lights · vs · the bird and the bee
Winter+3.5σ

Winter saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 24m
01
You and I at Christmas Time
3:19
02
The Christmas Song
3:20
03
Sleigh Ride
2:41
04
Deck the Halls
1:35
05
Little Drummer Boy
4:12
06
Christmas Time Is Here
2:29
07
Merry Merry
3:28
08
Hallelujah Chorus
3:35
Moments Worth Waiting For
The unexpected synth bass groove that transforms Sleigh Ride into a late-night lounge track.
The layered, choral-style vocal stack on Hallelujah Chorus that feels both ancient and digital.
The fragile, stripped-back piano opening of Christmas Time Is Here that captures pure winter isolation.
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