{"id":13623,"date":"2010-12-20T15:56:59","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T20:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/?p=13623"},"modified":"2010-12-20T16:06:54","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T21:06:54","slug":"2010-in-music-13-she-him-volume-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/2010-in-music-13-she-him-volume-two\/","title":{"rendered":"2010 in Music: #13 She &#038; Him &#8211; Volume Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/shehim.jpg\" alt=\"she&#038;him.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"550\" height=\"242\" class=\"centered\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"firstletter\">D<\/span>ISCLAIMER: I have a huge girlcrush on Zooey Deschanel. On the other hand, I liked but didn&#8217;t love <em>Volume One<\/em> &#8211; it was one that I enjoyed listening to but never really captured me beyond being pleasant background music. I pretty much assumed that <em>Volume Two<\/em> would be the same way, but bought it anyway because pleasant retro music is often welcome. <\/p>\n<p>Then a couple of months ago a few of the songs got randomly stuck in my head and I ended up listening to the album on repeat for days. Since then I&#8217;ve gone back and gained more appreciation for <em>Volume One<\/em>, but I do think <em>Volume Two<\/em> is a more assured, more confident effort from Zooey and M. Ward. They&#8217;re growing into their style, doing some really catchy originals and some really attractive covers. <\/p>\n<p>Retro stylings have been a big thing this year in LA indie rock, and She &#038; Him have definitely managed to carve out their own niche even among all the other retro bands &#8211; they wouldn&#8217;t sound out of place in a 1960s film, but there&#8217;s a great freshness and immediate exuberance to Zooey&#8217;s vocals and Matt&#8217;s arrangements. 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