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RECOMMENDED: Cut Copy – “Where I’m Going” MP3

Cut Copy are giving away “Where I’m Going”, the first taste from their untitled forthcoming LP due sometime next January — and it’s pretty scrumptious. (Continue reading to DOWNLOAD)

WATCH x DOWNLOAD: She and Him – “Thieves” Music Video

She & Him have released a new video for their Volume Two standout “Thieves”. The video — which probably cost $50 (yay! low recoup-able income!!!) — features Zooey Deschanel, looking as beautiful as ever, and M. Ward inexplicably communicating with their children selves. Are the thieves (among us) trying to steal our inner-children? Did this video accurately depict the first ever text message? Who really knows? Watch the clip. Then download the MP3.

WATCH: Kid Cudi, Best Coast and Rostam Batmanglij – “All Summer” Music Video

As you already know, Kid Cudi, Best Coast and Rostam Batmanglij came together to write and record a Converse-sponsored song. Last week Converse gave that song away for free. And now you can watch the video for the song. Watch it below: (Continue Reading)

WATCH: M.I.A. Shuts Letterman Down with “Born Free”

M.I.A. performs “Born Free” on David Letterman’s late night program in this immense clip. Her new LP, /\/\ /\ Y /\ is out now, you can listen to it here. Watch her performance below: (Continue reading)

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Robyn – “Body Talk, Pt. 2″ Release Date Announced

She & Him have released a new video for their Volume Two standout “Thieves”. The video — which probably cost $50 (yay! low recoup-able income!!!) — features Zooey Deschanel, looking as beautiful as ever, and M. Ward inexplicably communicating with their children selves. Are the thieves (among us) trying to steal our inner-children? Did this video accurately depict the first ever text message? Who really knows? Watch the clip below and don’t forget to download the mp3: (more…)

Last Friday they played “In The Sun” over at David Letterman’s show. Yesterday, Deschanel and Ward took onto Jimmy Kimmel’s platform to perform Volume Two highlight, “Thieves.” You can download the MP3 for “Thieves” for free right here.

Vinyl giveaway details at the end of the review.
She & Him
Volume Two
Merge
out March 23rd
68 /100
[Rating Scale]

Rate She & Him’s Volume Two

There are some albums that just click, that hit me in the right way at the right time and just feel like a perfect match. She & Him’s Volume Two isn’t one of them. But after listening to the album repeatedly, I’ve come around a bit. This album isn’t perfect, and it’s not the most dynamic record you’ll hear this year. But it’s a peppy pop package that’s worth listening to. Volume Two picks up where Volume One left off – it’s pleasant, Zoey Deschanel is cute as a button even on record, and the album is really well produced. The record would sound as natural soundtracking romantic bike rides as it would consoling you after your most recent breakup – a range of emotion not often found within the span of an hour of music.

Stacked up against its genre twins, Volume Two fares decently well. It’s far better than Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johannson’s disappointing collaboration, although it falls short of both Gainsbourgs’ additions to the male songwriter/female starlet oeuvre. But I’m a little tired of the qualifiers, tired of comparing apples to crabapples. If Zooey Deschanel is going to keep recording as a musician, She & Him should be compared to other musicians, not just other moviestars. And in that light, unfortunately, the album is a little less inspired. (more…)

I know you’re as excited about this album’s release as I am. You don’t have to wait any longer to listen to She & Him’s Volume Two, because NPR is streaming the whole thing.

Remember, you can download the album’s first two singles, “In The Sun,” and “Thieves” for free. Volume Two is out March 23rd (next Tuesday!) on Merge.