Bitchin' Beats: M Ward and Zooey Deschanel of She and Him

Last week Zooey Deschanel and M Ward of She and Him came out with their second album (Volume Two) and sweet three pound baby jesus is it good! Deschanel's thick velvet voice paired with quirky lyrics and catchy beats make it the perfect soundtrack for spring in the city.

Check out the music video (people still make music videos?) for their newest single In The Sun

Deschanel is too cute for words and Ward is too cute for school so I was curious how the two met up. According to Wikipedia, which may or may not be written by crackheads and is the reason I have a college diploma, the two met on the set of The Go-Getter, where the director asked them to sing a duet together for the closing credits. It took a little coaxing from Ward to get the shy deschanel to come out as a singer but finally she sent him three years of her personal demo tapes. It wasn't long after that the two were recording and She and Him was formed. You probably heard some of their songs on the soundtrack of 500 Days of Summer (which was not a romantic comedy).

This leads me to my next point- GOD SHE IS COOL.  She didn't want to go into music because she was wary about becoming a big star or overexposed celebrity, which I mean, right there with you Zooey.  Her dad is a director, her mom was an actress, her sister is the star of Bones and her husband is the lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie.

Man, thats a genetically cursed family.

Well, now that I've announced to everyone I have a big one for Zooey Deschanel ending this is awkward. Ha. Hmm... so? How 'bout them mets?

Be sure to check out the new album on any of the links above or I-tunes.