She & Him’s ‘Volume Two’ is another ’60s-inspired charmer

Published 9:32 am Friday, March 26, 2010

She &Him, a duo made up of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, released on Tuesday its second album, “Volume Two.”

TRIVIA: Deschanel, best known as the actress from “Elf” and “(500) Days of Summer,” married Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard in September.

STANDOUTS: The love song “Home” gets bright treatment thanks to an upbeat piano, a few hand claps and Deschanel’s own pure vocals.

FANS DIG: AM radio.

ANDY SAYS: She &Him’s new album again balances the duo’s love for golden oldies with sun-dappled originals. It’s a testament to the band’s strength that its own 1960s-inspired material sounds perfectly at peace next to a couple of cherry-picked covers, including the 1964 country hit “Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now.”

GRADE: B-plus.

Andy Rathbun: 425-339-3455, arathbun@heraldnet.com