She and Him

So usually I would stray away from any Hollywood actor/actress that him the music scene, especially the popular ones - of most recent times: Cyrus, Duff, Lohan and the list goes on. But, here I am going to break the rules. She and Him is an indie pop duo with Hollywood actress, Zooey Deschanel and indie singer-songwriter, Matt "M. Ward" Ward and have made some quiet success over the last 5 years, most prominent with their Volume 2 record which was released earlier in 2010.

Most know Deschanel from her appearances on Elf, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Manic and (500) Days of Summer. This side project, which in turn has seemingly become a major one for her has produced a relative amount of success without the mainstream pop title being labelled towards it. Her beautiful and innocent voice that she presents on She and Him EPs and 2 albums does she that she actually does have musical talent and her collaborations with M. Ward work wonderfully, and believe it or not, she does most of the songwriting.

I will be posting reviews and analysis on She and Him's two records shortly...

Updated Charts

U.S. (from Billboard)

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6) Brandon Flowers - Crossfire
7) Rise Against - Savior
8) Shinedown - The Crow And The Butterfly
9) Phoenix - 1901
10) Civil Twilight - Letters From The Sky

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2) Jack Johnson - To The Sea
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4) Soundtrack - Twilight Saga: Eclipse
5) Black Keys - Brothers
6) Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
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8) Nickelback - Dark Horse
9) Godsmack - The Oracle
10) Various Artists - Vans Warped Tour 2010


U.K. (from BBC)

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4) Xx - Islands
5) Ash - Carnal Love
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7) Dizzee Rascal - Dirtee Disco
8) Fake Blood - I Think I Like It
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7) Dizzee Rascal - Tongue N'cheek
8) Black Crowes - Croweology
9) Katie Melua - The House
10) Faithless - The Dance