Volume Two [Vinyl]

She & Him | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (March 23, 2010)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Merge Records
• ASIN: B0036BDQKG
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,470 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Thieves

2. In the Sun

3. Don't Look Back

4. Ridin' in My Car (NRBQ)

5. Lingering Still

6. Me and You

7. Gonna Get Along Without You Now (Skeeter Davis)

8. Home

9. I'm Gonna Make It Better

10. Sing

11. Over It Over Again

12. Brand New Shoes

13. If You Can't Sleep

Editorial Reviews

What began as a fascinating, no-strings-attached collaboration on 2008's Volume One has evolved into a bona fide, touring band, and She & Him are here to stay. Zooey Deschanel and Matt Ward are a comfortable and complementary musical pair; hearing them again on Volume Two feels like getting together with two old friends. This time, the harmonies have grown more angelically layered, the string arrangements more dramatic, the songwriting even sharper and more confident. All songs (except 4 and 7) written by Zooey Deschanel. Produced by M. Ward.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars With An Album Cover Like That, How Could You Not Love This Album?, March 31, 2010

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Flap Jackson "Sky Is Burning, But At Least We... (State Road, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Volume Two [Vinyl] (Vinyl)

Lately there's been a Renaissances of actresses becoming singers. But while Scarlett Johansson has the soul, Zooey Deschanel has the indie cred & the great music. But while Deschanel provides the sunny vocals, M. Ward is the true master of the album, creating all the complex harmonies and complementing the sunny vocals with equally sunny music. Some duos were just meant to be together, and She & Him are one of them. If anything, it establishes Zooey as a 70s AM Pop Gold Goddess in the 00s/10s.

Highlights Include:
Thieves
In The Sun
Ridin' In My Car
Home

She & Him are great at establishing the mood and feel of this album. It has a classical feel, while still sounding current, and it still knows how to maintain its charm throughout the whole project. But still, if I had a criticism, it would be that the album has an extreme lack of variety. But though the case may be, the album does it perfectly. Plus, M. Ward does a pretty good job distracting you with his complex & layered harmonies, at which he is a master with.

Overall, Volume Two could be one of the greatest Spring albums of all time, or at least for this Spring. It carries all the feelings of the season, from the carefree sunniness, to the quest and joy of Love. Of course, I'll admit it right now, I'm kind of partial since Zooey Deschanel is my favorite actress, and I've always appreciated M. Ward's work. But in any case, the two come together perfectly again, even if there is a lack of variet. But rest assured, She & Him have flashes of briliance, and they're well worth a listen.

Real Score: 4.5

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 180 gram vinyl kicks CDs Anyday, March 3, 2011

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H&L (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Volume Two [Vinyl] (Vinyl)

I've already written a separate review of the music, this is just a short review of my vinyl purchase of this music.

I am very pleased with the quality of the sound of She and Him on vinyl. While I have listen to this CD regularity since its release last March, giving the vinyl a spin last night, I could hear details in the music that I did not detect before. Overall the the vinyl seems to give the music a much richer sound. The vinyl is quite and clean sounding with no surface noise in the music even at the quieter moments of the music and no popping sounds in the silence between the songs. 180 gram vinyl is how I am going to buy new releases in the future and build a nice little collection.

One suggestion if you should pick up the vinyl copy of this release. Becaue of the tickness of the vinyl, the packaging is a little tight going and coming out of the inner jacket which I was afraid might cuase marks effecting the clean sound of the vinyl. Solutuion, take a traditional inner jacket from one of my old albums and house the disk in there.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as expected, February 17, 2012

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Vince - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Volume Two [Vinyl] (Vinyl)

My wife and I Love Zooey, this album is just so-so. The songs are mostly low key with lyrics that just seemed like there were there because fit the melody. I am not throwing the vinyl out the window but it is not making the iPod list either. It made me think of the beach boys as I was listening to the album, a little outdated.