About She & Him
She & Him is an indie folk band with members Zooey Deschanel and Matthew Steven Ward. Deschanel is an actor, model and musician. She & Him have released two albums titled She & Him Volume One and Volume Two.
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“I would say all my influences are older, more classic songwriters,” Deschanel elaborates, “from Cole Porter and Gershwin to Carole King and Roy Orbison and Bobbie Gentry. People always expect you to be a fan of what’s happening now, but the things I gravitate toward are older and more worn.” -Zooey Deschanel
Deschanel is not afraid to show that she takes inspiration from more old musicians.
"I love a sixth chord. It's fun to take things from Gershwin and Cole Porter-- something a little more complex-- and make it sound like pop music. There are a million examples of not feeling the jazz, but using the jazz. [laughs] Carole King does it a lot.
Joni Mitchell's later records are like jazz. I've been watching a lot of Joni Mitchell YouTube clips and I can't believe her transformation from this folk singer in Canada. We found these really early videos of her, and it's like she's in a Disney movie she's smiling so much. And then you compare that to something like Blue, where she's really depressed. And then later with her beret. [laughs] Her look matches what she's feeling. That's why it's fun to watch her."-Zooey Deschanel
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_%26_him
http://www.cafemaroon.com/listening-section/she-him-visit-wxpn-studios/
http://500daysofsummer.wordpress.com/2010/04/17/she-him/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrV8-fHhKzQ
http://www.sheandhim.com/#/story/
http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/7770-she-him/
