She & Him Volume Two - Just in time for Spring!

Thanks to Twitter and @Redscroll Records, I found out yesterday that She & Him's Volume 2 is streaming over at NPR right now here: First Listen: She And Him, 'Volume Two'. It's definitely worth a listen. Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward's first She & Him album - Volume One - was really something unique with Deschanel's crooning voice and kind of old-fashioned but very classic and timeless sound. It was the kind of album you bob your head to in the car or secretly dance to when you're wearing a dress or skirt that spins - kind of like the dancing Deschanel does in the new video for "In the Sun," which I've embedded above.

You can do that even more with Volume Two. The songs are extremely refreshing, with their sunny pop style. I really like "In The Sun," but I think "Home" is my favorite song on this album. It's beautiful. Spring is in bloom here in Connecticut, and listening to Volume Two goes perfectly with that feeling. I agree with Stephen Thompson in his article on the NPR First Listen: "It's more confection than confessional, but it's a kind-natured one; the audio equivalent of a spring breeze that wafts in at a perfect time."

The album comes out March 23, just in time for Spring. I'm definitely looking forward to listening to it in the car on a sunny day with the windows down and that spring breeze.