Sometimes songs, great songs, can be far more effective when performed with voice and minimal instrumental accompaniment. That's the test of a truly great song, does it sound as good with one guitar in your bedroom as it does through the studio monitors?This song passes with flying colors: actually, it never even caught my ear on the record, but man is this version of it amazing. Zooey's voice ...
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Maybe I had a wee chip on my shoulder when I went to Bimbo's 365 Club on Sunday to see She & Him - touring to promote their debut album Volume One. I mean, I'm already on record as a supporter of the talented, cheerfully idiosyncratic Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter-guitarist M. Ward who is the "Him" in She & Him. But, even though I had seen the folk-rock/alt-country duo and their band perf...
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They have a track on 500 Days of Summer, so they are about to get better known. Be one of the first to say, yeah, I know that group, when you see the movie.She & Him's version of the classic Smiths track "Please Please Please Let Me Get WhatI Want"From Their Bio:She & Him made their debut record as a love letter to the musicians who inspired it. Volume One introduces a boy and girl choir hell-b...
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The weather and music here at SXSW have got something in common – they’re HOT! Temperatures peaked at an uncomfortable 95 degrees today. But, yours truly braved the heat (and most likely got a mean farmer’s tan) during day sets by She & Him, the Duke Spirit and Vampire Weekend. We even caught a little bit of Oakland, CA indie rockers Rogue Wave at the Noise Pop showcase. Inside the Red Eyed
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The first video from M.Ward and indie screen queen Zooey Deschanel aka She & Him's epynomous debut magically appeared today. It's cryptic but in a really sweet way and the animation takes one back to the Disney's "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcxYwwIL5zQ&feature=related video. Kudos to Deschanel, who can even make vultures eating a carcass look adorable. "Why Do You Let Me ...
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She & Him just announced a US tour in support of their debut album, Volume One. The duo will play shows around the east coast with one show in Canada. The list does not include west coast dates, but I sure hope some are added on later! So far, there's no word on whether this is a possibility or not.July:23 - Toronto, ONT Opera House24 - Northampton, MA Academy of Music 25 - Philadelphia, PA ...
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I've taken quite a bit of flack for liking She & Him, and those too polite to actually bust my chops do arch the ole eyebrows. I don't care, I think they have a good thing goin' and I hope they continue to grow and mature to their fullest potential, which is considerable.What follows is posted for laughs only The photo below captures a disturbing trend that is beginning to affect wildlife i...
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From the soundtrack of (500) Days of Summer is this lovely cover of The Smiths Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by She and Him. This has a vintage 60's girl group feel. I'm sure Johnny Marr would be honored by this very incredible cover.
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C'mon! She & Him?.....what can I say? I like this... a lot.....and who doesn't like a snappy jingle by little baby Rolling Stones? 1963
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What are you gonna get when you see the hyped-up duo She & Him (She = actress Zooey Deschanel, while Him = indie rocker M. Ward)? A lot of she looking uncomfortable on stage and at him.If you wanna keep your hopes up, check 'em out at on their smaller-than-mini-tour. The three stop jaunt, even includes a stop at San Fran's 9th Annual Oysterfest where the duo will shuck and sing away on a bill t...
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Noise Pop music festival added She & Him - the combined powers of M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel - White Denim, Film School and The Rosebuds to the already hot lineup. The festival runs February 26th to March 2nd in San Francisco. Noise Pop is by the same people who brought us the Treasure Island Music Festival which rocked! I hope this year's Noise Pop is wildly successful and leads to another...
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this is the current tally. click on the link below to vote for your own goddam self. http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2008/06/take_the_poll_best_cds_of_the.html
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M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel have teamed up under the name She & Him, a name I didn't recognize when I saw it on the new Noise Pop lineup for this year's SF music festival. The duo are also scheduled for an appearance at SXSW as part of the Merge Records showcase. That's because Merge Records will release the debut She & Him album on March 18th. The album will be called Volume 1 and it featur...
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Really looking forward to the new She & Him record. I absolutely adore Zooey Deschanel, and her voice just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Same goes for M. Ward. Here's a sampling off Volume One, called "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?"(I was too lazy to paint Matt. Haha.)
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Two of my favorite people in the world hooked up late last year for a one-off duet cover of Richard & Linda Thompson's "When I Get To The Border"... and now will be releasing an album together as "She & Him."On first listen just now, it feels like a hits & misses session. Deschanel's voice sounds adorable, funny, and legit most of the time; off-key and off-putting only occasionally. Mr. Ward is...
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