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She & Him debut video for “I Could’ve Been Your Girl” on HelloGiggles

May 21, 2013 – 11:40 am

She & Him have premiered the video for their newest song, “I Could’ve Been Your Girl,” on HelloGiggles today.

The video marks the first time the band’s singer-songwriter Zooey Deschanel has stepped behind the camera to direct; the result is an amalgamation of everything that makes She & Him so damn charming—an incredible chorus, choreography by Sophie Olson, vintage dresses, M. Ward’s genius guitar playing, and a whole lot of fun.

Watch the video for “I Could’ve Been Your Girl” now at HelloGiggles.com

Says Deschanel about directing, “After 7 years and 4 albums with She & Him, I figured it was about time I took a crack at making a video for a song I wrote. The process was so much fun, and gave me a chance to give a nod to some of my favorite 60’s musicals.”

“I Could’ve Been Your Girl” is one of the highlights on the band’s new album, Volume 3, which is in stores now. In Volume 3, they’ve created an effortlessly effervescent, bleached-out-in-the-sun pop record, featuring some of the most dynamic, complex songs Deschanel has ever written. The album allows for tempo shifts, disco grooves, string arrangements on multiple tracks, and horn flourishes that perfectly suit the She & Him sound.

She & Him’s Volume 3 is available on CD, LP, and now cassette in the Merge store, the band’s online store, and at your local record store. If you buy Volume 3 in the Merge store, you get an awesome nail decal set (photo below) for free! Just enter “NAILS” into the coupon code. Also, find Volume 3 at iTunes, Amazon, Target, Barnes & Noble, and Best Buy.

She & Him on tour:
Jun 13 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium+
Jun 15 Grand Prairie, TX – Verizon Theater at Grand Prairie+
Jun 16 Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theatre+
Jun 18 Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theater+
Jun 19 Las Vegas, NV – The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas%
Jun 21 San Diego, CA – SDSU Open Air Theatre%
Jun 22 Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre*%
Jun 23 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl*
Jun 25 Salt Lake City, UT – Red Butte Gardens%
Jun 27 Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Stir Cove%
Jun 28 Kansas City, MO – Kanrocksas Music Festival
Jun 29 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom#
Jul 01 Ann Arbor, MI – Hill Auditorium#
Jul 03 Montreal, QC – Montreal Jazz Festival#
Jul 04 Toronto, ON – Toronto Urban Roots Festival#
Jul 05 Ottawa, ON – Ottawa Blues Fest
Jul 06 New York, NY – SummerStage at Central Park#
Jul 08 New York, NY – SummerStage at Central Park#
Jul 09 Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center for Performing Arts#
Jul 10 Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion#
Jul 11 Vienna, VA – Filene Center at Wolf Trap#
+ w/ Secret Sisters
* w/ Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
# w/ Camera Obscura
% w/ Tilly and the Wall

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She & Him on the Late Show with David Letterman tonight

May 10, 2013 – 1:12 pm

She & Him celebrate this week’s release of Volume 3 with a full-band performance on the Late Show with David Letterman tonight! Tune in live or set your DVR!

The duo will also be hitting the road for a month-long tour this summer that kicks off at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on June 13. The tour also includes a headlining show at the legendary Hollywood Bowl on June 23 as well two evenings at New York City’s Central Park SummerStage in July. Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell and Camera Obscura provide support on select dates.

She & Him’s Volume 3 is available on CD, LP, and now cassette in the Merge store, the band’s online store, and at your local record store. Also, find Volume 3 at iTunes, Amazon, Target, Barnes & Noble, and Best Buy.

She & Him on tour:
Jun 13 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium+
Jun 15 Grand Prairie, TX – Verizon Theater at Grand Prairie+
Jun 16 Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theatre+
Jun 18 Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theater+
Jun 19 Las Vegas, NV – The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas%
Jun 21 San Diego, CA – SDSU Open Air Theatre%
Jun 22 Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre*%
Jun 23 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl*
Jun 25 Salt Lake City, UT – Red Butte Gardens%
Jun 27 Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Stir Cove%
Jun 28 Kansas City, MO – Kanrocksas Music Festival
Jun 29 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom#
Jul 01 Ann Arbor, MI – Hill Auditorium#
Jul 03 Montreal, QC – Montreal Jazz Festival#
Jul 04 Toronto, ON – Toronto Urban Roots Festival#
Jul 05 Ottawa, ON – Ottawa Blues Fest
Jul 06 New York, NY – SummerStage at Central Park#
Jul 08 New York, NY – SummerStage at Central Park#
Jul 09 Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center for Performing Arts#
Jul 10 Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion#
Jul 11 Vienna, VA – Filene Center at Wolf Trap#
+ w/ Secret Sisters
* w/ Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
# w/ Camera Obscura
% w/ Tilly and the Wall

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Merge at the Brooklyn Flea Record Fair

May 1, 2013 – 5:50 pm

Merge Records at the Brooklyn Flea Record FairSaturday May 4! We’ll be posted up at the Brooklyn Flea Record Fair all day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Come say hey, buy some records and eat some delicious snacks.

Between now and then, tweet us a picture of your record collection with the hashtag #bklynmerge to enter to win an LP copy of She & Him’s Volume 3 (on limited edition marbled robin’s egg blue vinyl no less) and Mikal Cronin’s MCII before they’re released on Tuesday May 7. You must be following us on twitter to win, and you must pick up your LPs in person from our table at the record fair. We’ll announce a winner via twitter the morning of May 4.

The fair kicks off at 11 a.m inside Smorgasburg Williamsburg Waterfront, N 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY, East River State Park.

See you there!

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Stream our May releases from She & Him and Mikal Cronin now at NPR Music

April 29, 2013 – 4:07 pm

Visit NPR Music to stream Mikal Cronin’s MCII and She & Him’s Volume 3 in their entirety! Both albums will be available in stores beginning May 7. Both bands also have tour dates galore in our tour section!

Pre-order Mikal Cronin’s MCII now on CD or LP + limited “Mikal Cronin edition” tie-dyed Merge logo t-shirts in the Merge store. Also, She & Him’s Volume 3 is available for pre-order on CD, LP and now cassette in the Merge store. The first 500 LP preorders will receive Volume 3 on limited edition robin’s egg blue colored vinyl! Preorders for both will include a poster and will ship to arrive on our around the release date of May 7.

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She & Him share “I Could’ve Been Your Girl” from Volume 3; pre-order on CD, LP & cassette now

April 10, 2013 – 11:48 am

She & Him have shared a new song from their forthcoming album Volume 3. Written by Zooey with string arrangements by M. Ward, “I Could’ve Been Your Girl” is 60’s pop perfection, and one of the album’s most impressive tracks.

In their premiere, the Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog wrote, “Deschanel lets her voice ring over a rich blend of strings and guitars before Ward takes over with a trebly guitar break during the bridge.”

Listen & share “I Could’ve Been Your Girl” now via SoundCloud

Volume 3 is another exciting chapter in singer-songwriter Zooey Deschanel and guitarist/producer M. Ward’s unique collaboration. Of course, She & Him is not just about the time that Deschanel and Ward manage to spend in a studio together; theirs is a remarkable, year-round dialogue that began serendipitously on a film project in 2007 and has flourished ever since. Deschanel and Ward are like 21st century pen pals, emailing music files back and forth from whatever recording studio, sound stage or dressing room they happen to be in. We get to periodically share in this exuberant exchange as they display their passion for, and knowledge of, a wide range of music – from classic country to vintage pop, no frills rock and roll to grandly overdubbed Wall Of Sound drama.

Volume 3 is available for pre-order on CD, LP and now cassette in the Merge store. The first 500 LP preorders will receive Volume 3 on limited edition robin’s egg blue colored vinyl! Preorders will include a poster and will ship to arrive on our around the release date of May 7.

She & Him on tour:
June 13 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium +
June 15 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theater at Grand Prairie +
June 16 Austin, TX ACL Live at the Moody Theatre +
June 18 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theater +
June 19 Las Vegas, NV The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas &
June 21 San Diego, CA SDSU Open Air Theatre &
June 22 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre * &
June 23 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl *
June 25 Salt Lake City, UT Red Butte Gardens &
June 27 Council Bluffs, IA Harrah’s Stir Cove &
June 28 Kansas City, MO Kanrocksas Music Festival
June 29 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom #
July 1 Ann Arbor, MI Hill Auditorium #
July 3 Montreal, QUE Montreal Jazz Festival #
July 4 Toronto, ON Toronto Urban Roots Festival #
July 5 Ottawa, ON Ottawa Blues Fest
July 6 New York, NY SummerStage, Central Park #
July 9 Philadelphia, PA Mann Center for Performing Arts #
July 10 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion #
July 11 Vienna, VA Filene Center at Wolf Trap #
+ with Secret Sisters
* with Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
# with Camera Obscura
& with Tilly and the Wall

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She & Him share “Never Wanted Your Love” from Volume 3

March 7, 2013 – 2:13 pm

The first single from She & Him’s forthcoming album, Volume 3, can be heard now at SheandHim.com. Entitled “Never Wanted Your Love,” the brilliantly charming track is She & Him at their very best.

Listen to “Never Wanted Your Love” now at She & Him’s YouTube page

“Never Wanted Your Love” is also now available for sale via iTunes & Amazon. New and previously announced She & Him tour dates are posted below as well.

“Never Wanted Your Love” is one of many incredible tunes on Volume 3, which will be released on May 7, 2013 on Merge Records. Indeed, Volume 3 is another exciting chapter in singer-songwriter Zooey Deschanel and guitarist/producer M. Ward’s unique collaboration. Deschanel and Ward are like 21st century pen pals, emailing music files back and forth from whatever recording studio, sound stage or dressing room they happen to be in. We get to periodically share in this exuberant exchange as they display their passion for, and knowledge of, a wide range of music – from classic country to vintage pop, no frills rock and roll to grandly overdubbed Wall Of Sound drama.

In Volume 3, they’ve created an effortlessly effervescent, bleached-out-in-the-sun pop record, featuring some of the most dynamic, complex songs Deschanel has ever written. The album allows for tempo shifts, disco grooves, string arrangements on multiple tracks, and horn flourishes that perfectly suit the She & Him sound.

Pre-order She & Him’s Volume 3 now on CD or LP in the Merge store. The first 500 LP preorders will receive Volume 3 on limited edition robin’s egg blue colored vinyl! Preorders will include a poster and will ship to arrive on our around the release date of May 7.

Tour dates (newly announced dates in BOLD):
June 13 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium +
June 15 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theater at Grand Prairie +
June 16 Austin, TX ACL Live at the Moody Theatre +
June 18 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theater +
June 19 Las Vegas, NV The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas &
June 21 San Diego, CA SDSU Open Air Theatre &
June 22 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre * &
June 23 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl *
June 25 Salt Lake City, UT Red Butte Gardens &
June 27 Council Bluffs, IA Harrah’s Stir Cove &
June 28 Kansas City, MO Kanrocksas Music Festival
June 29 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom #
July 1 Ann Arbor, MI Hill Auditorium #
July 3 Montreal, QUE Montreal Jazz Festival #
July 4 Toronto, ON Toronto Urban Roots Festival #
July 5 Ottawa, ON Ottawa Blues Fest
July 6 New York, NY SummerStage, Central Park #
July 9 Philadelphia, PA Mann Center for Performing Arts #
July 10 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion #
July 11 Vienna, VA Filene Center at Wolf Trap #
+ with Secret Sisters
* with Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
# with Camera Obscura
& with Tilly and the Wall

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She & Him announce May release for “Volume 3″ & summer tour dates

January 29, 2013 – 2:10 pm

She & Him aka Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward will release their third album of original material, entitled Volume 3, on on May 7 (May 13 in UK/Europe). The duo will also be hitting the road for a month-long tour this summer, which kicks off at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on June 13, and includes a headlining show at the legendary Hollywood Bowl on June 23, as well as an evening at Central Park Summerstage in July. Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell and Camera Obscura provide support on select dates.  A full list of tour dates are below, and ticket presale information is at SheandHim.com.

With fourteen songs – 11 Deschanel originals and 3 covers – Volume 3 is an effortlessly effervescent, bleached-out-in-the-sun pop record. The album features some of the most dynamic, complex songs Deschanel has ever written, allowing for tempo shifts, disco grooves, string arrangements on multiple tracks, and horn flourishes that perfectly suit the She & Him sound.  Produced by M. Ward, and recorded in Los Angeles, Portland, and New York City, Volume 3 features guest contributions from NRBQ’s Joey Spampinato, Mike Watt, Tilly and the Wall, Pierre de Reeder from Rilo Kiley, and Tom Hagerman from Devotchka.

Since the release of the band’s album Volume Two in 2010, much has happened to both She and to Him. Deschanel, whose television show New Girl has cemented her status as a sitcom star, continued to hone her songwriting skills, writing the theme song for her new show, in addition to being nominated for a Grammy for Best Original Song for  the movie Winnie the Pooh.  She wrote songs for Volume 3 during small pockets of downtime while filming New Girl, as Ward toured the world behind his latest solo creation, A Wasteland Companion, which was released to massive critical acclaim last year. Together and separately, the duo has sold over a million albums domestically – a testament to their classic sonic arrangements, their rich, incomparable voices, and their ability to craft pitch-perfect, Brill Building-esque choruses around timeless, universal themes.

Track listing for Volume 3:
1. I’ve Got Your Number, Son
2. Never Wanted Your Love
3. Baby
4. I Could’ve Been Your Girl
5. Turn to White
6. Somebody Sweet to Talk To
7. Something’s Haunting You
8. Together
9. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
10. Snow Queen
11. Sunday Girl
12. London
13. Shadow of Love
14. Reprise (I Could’ve Been Your Girl)

She & Him on tour:
More information on tickets here
Jun 13    Nashville, TN   Ryman Auditorium
Jun 15    Grand Prairie, TX   Verizon Theater at Grand Prairie
Jun 16    Austin, TX   ACL Live at the Moody Theatre
Jun 18    Phoenix, AZ   Comerica Theater
Jun 19    Las Vegas, NV   The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Jun 21    San Diego, CA   SDU Open Air Theatre
Jun 22    Berkeley, CA   Greek Theatre*
Jun 23    Los Angeles, CA   Hollywood Bowl*
Jun 25    Salt Lake City, UT   Red Butte Gardens
Jun 27    Council Bluffs, IA   Harrah’s Stir Cove
Jun 29    Chicago, IL   Aragon Ballroom #
July 1      Ann Arbor, MI   Hill  Auditorium #
July 3      Montreal, QUE   Montreal Jazz Festival – Symphony Hall #
July 4      Toronto, ON   Toronto Urban Roots Festival #
July 6      New York, NY   Central Park Summerstage #
July 9      Philadelphia, PA   Mann Center for Performing Arts #
July 10    Boston, MA   Bank of America Pavilion #
July 11     Vienna, VA   Filene Center at Wolf Trap #
* with Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
# with Camera Obscura

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Watch She & Him’s new video for “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”

December 18, 2012 – 3:55 pm

Today at VEVO, Zooey Deschanel (She) & M. Ward (Him) premiered a sweet little animated video for their holiday song “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” one of the 12 songs featured on their Christmas album, A Very She & Him Christmas. Directed by Elliot Dear, the video plays off the uniquely She & Him version of the classic back and forth vocals of the song.

Watch “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” now at VEVO

Also, enjoy the glow of a cozy yule log at your home, the office or your favorite coffee shop while listening to A Very She & Him Christmas through the band’s brand new iOS app! The app features one free song from the album – “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” – and works on the iPhone and iPad. It also supports AirPlay, so you can enjoy the full app through your Apple TV! Through the app, you can purchase and listen to A Very She & Him Christmas in its entirety. If you already own a digital copy of the album, simply download the app and instantly listen to the record from within it. Any songs purchased through the app will automatically be added to your iTunes library as well.

Download the free She & Him app now via iTunes

A Very She & Him Christmas is 2011’s hit collection of holiday tunes from Zooey Deschanel (She) and M. Ward (Him). Inspired by seminal holiday albums by the likes of The Carpenters, Vince Guaraldi, The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, and more, She & Him set out to create an intimate holiday recording of Christmas classics that helps bring new emotions out of old songs.

 A Very She & Him Christmas has been pressed on wintry white vinyl this season. Also, both the CD and LP are available for purchase with a sweet She & Him floaty pen in the Merge store, and a portion of all proceeds benefits the youth literacy nonprofit 826 National. Be sure to check out the festive new She & Him / Tracey Thorn superbundle created just for the holidays, too!

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Win a Merge Holiday SuperBundle + The Singing Saw at Christmastime

December 17, 2012 – 12:29 pm

To kick off the last week of the year here at Merge HQ, we are giving away a Merge Holiday SuperBundle as well as a CD of Julian Koster’s The Singing Saw at Christmastime. To enter, send us a photo of your favorite holiday scene via Instagram (@MergeRecords) or email (merge@mergerecords.com). We’ll choose the winner on Friday, December 21st.

The Giveaway includes:
- Your choice of a CD or LP of She & Him’s A Very She & Him Christmas
- Your choice of a CD or LP of Tracey Thorn’s Tinsel and Lights
- a CD of Julian Koster’s The Singing Saw at Christmastime
- a She & Him floaty pen
- a set of five beautiful Tinsel and Lights notecards

Be sure to visit the Merge Holiday Store for our biggest sale of the year! Enter MERGEHOLIDAYS at checkout for 10% off all orders over $50—CDs, LPs, digital downloads, and Merge gear! All orders of $100 or more will receive a free Merge tote bag designed by Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner with help from Vic Chesnutt. Also, buy three or more LPs or preorder any of our 2013 releases on LP and receive a free Merge slipmat for your turntable!

All orders placed after 10 a.m. on December 21 will not ship until January 7, 2013. Pre-orders will ship to arrive on or around release date.

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She & Him launch Yule Log app

December 5, 2012 – 3:04 pm

Enjoy the glow of a cozy yule log at your home, office, or your favorite coffee shop while listening to A Very She & Him Christmas through a brand-new iOS app!

The She & Him Yule Log app features one free song from the album—“I’ll Be Home for Christmas”—and works on the iPhone and iPad. It also supports AirPlay, so you can enjoy the full app through your Apple TV!

Through the app, you can purchase and listen to A Very She & Him Christmas in its entirety. If you already own a digital copy of the album, simply download the app and instantly listen to the record from within it. Any songs purchased through the app will automatically be added to your iTunes library as well.

Download the free She & Him app now via iTunes

A Very She & Him Christmas is 2011’s hit collection of holiday tunes from Zooey Deschanel (She) and M. Ward (Him). Inspired by seminal holiday albums by the likes of The Carpenters, Vince Guaraldi, The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, and more, She & Him set out to create an intimate holiday recording of Christmas classics that helps bring new emotions out of old songs.

 A Very She & Him Christmas has been pressed on wintry white vinyl this season. Also, both the CD and LP are available for purchase with a sweet She & Him floaty pen in the Merge store, and a portion of all proceeds benefits the youth literacy nonprofit 826 National. Be sure to check out the festive new She & Him / Tracey Thorn superbundle created just for the holidays, too!

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Merge Christmas albums available at a record store near you

December 4, 2012 – 6:08 pm


It’s December now, and if you’re the kind of person who reads record label blogs that can only mean one thing; you love music and probably can’t escape all the Christmas tunes. If Bing Crosby and Michael Buble aren’t cutting it for you this year, do yourself a favor and get down to your local record store for Tracey Thorn’s brand-new winter soundtrack Tinsel and Lights or the already-classic A Very She & Him Christmas.

If you’re lucky enough to live near one of these stores, you can enter to win a holiday prize pack featuring each of the aforementioned records on vinyl as well as a pair of toasty She & Him mittens and a set of specially designed Tinsel and Lights greeting cards. Talk to your store for specific entry and prize details.

Dearborn Music – Dearborn, MI
Electric Fetus – Minneapolis, MN
End of an Ear – Austin, TX
Finders Records & Tapes – Bowling Green, OH
Fingerprints – Long Beach, CA
Grimey’s – Nashville, TN
Horizon – Greenville, SC
Lou’s Records – Encinitas, CA
Luna Music – Indianapolis, IN
Main Street – Philadelphia, PA
Music Millennium – Portland, OR
Origami Vinyl – Los Angeles, CA
Park Avenue CD’s – Orlando, FL
Record Exchange – Boise, ID
Repo Records – Philadelphia, PA
Rhino Records – Claremont, CA
Schoolkids – Raleigh, NC
Sonic Boom Records – Seattle, WA
Sound Garden – Baltimore, MD
Twist & Shout – Denver, CO
Waterloo Records – Austin, TX
Wax N’ Facts – Atlanta, GA
The Long Ear – Coeur D’Alene, ID

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Zooey Deschanel sings the National Anthem at the World Series!

October 29, 2012 – 10:58 am
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A Very She & Him Christmas is in stores now!

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