Volume Two (She & Him album)

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Volume Two
SheAndHim VolumeTwo.jpg
Studio album by
She & Him
ReleasedMarch 17, 2010 (2010-03-17)
Recorded2008–2009
Genre
Length43:16
Label
Producer M. Ward
She & Him chronology
Volume One
(2008)		Volume Two
(2010)		 A Very She & Him Christmas
(2011)

Volume Two is the second studio album by She & Him, a collaboration between M. Ward and singer/songwriter and actress Zooey Deschanel. It was released on March 17, 2010 through P-Vine Records in Japan, in the United States on March 23, 2010 through Merge Records, [1] and on April 5, 2010 on Double Six Records in the UK. [2]

Contents

The album's track listing was announced on December 8, 2009. [1] [2] [3] [4] "In the Sun" was published online by Pitchfork on January 22, 2010 [5] and was released as a single with "I Can Hear Music" [1] [6] on February 23, 2010. [7] A video of "In the Sun" was released on March 9, 2010. [8]

On February 9, 2010, She & Him were interviewed on BBC 6 Music and performed "Thieves" and "Gonna Get Along without You Now" from the not-yet-released album. [9] Two versions of the song "Thieves" were made available on-line. One was that played for the BBC interview [10] and two weeks later Stereogum premiered the studio version from the album. [11] A video of "Thieves" was released on July 9, 2010. [12]

On March 14, 2010, the entire album became available for streaming on NPR's website. [13] The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 chart. [14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [15]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]
American Music ChannelStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [17]
The A.V. Club B+ [18]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [19]
Filter 86% [20]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [21]
Pitchfork 7.6/10 [22]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [23]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [24]

The album received positive reviews. Reviewing the album for NPR First Listen, Stephen Thompson wrote, "[Volume Two] isn't exactly dragging listeners through a complex emotional hellride. 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." [25]

Rob Dixon commented on inthenews.co.uk, "For a partnership which many may not see as the most obvious, it works brilliantly well. Over the course of the 13 tracks there are a number of gems, while all of the songs are expertly crafted by Deschanel and effortlessly captured by Ward...The covers are also dealt with expertly and fit the overall mood of the album, which has a glistening summery – and occasionally jaunty – feel to it. The sweetness might not be to everyone's taste though, particularly as on initial listens some tracks can appear somewhat samey." [26]

Melissa Maerz wrote in Spin, "fans of '70s AM Gold will sip this stuff down like so much well-aged chardonnay. Buffeted by Ward's pillowy acoustic strums, Deschanel is a convincing soft-rock goddess, conjuring Linda Ronstadt on the country shuffle 'Thieves' and Skeeter Davis on a cover of 'Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now'. She lays down the lullaby 'If You Can't Sleep' with a voice as clear and rosy as stained glass." [24]

Singles

Track listing

All songs written by Zooey Deschanel, except where noted.

  1. "Thieves" – 4:08
  2. "In the Sun" – 2:51
  3. "Don't Look Back" – 3:23
  4. "Ridin' in My Car" (Alan G. Anderson) – 3:15
  5. "Lingering Still" – 3:02
  6. "Me and You" – 3:20
  7. "Gonna Get Along Without You Now" (Milton Kellem) – 2:32
  8. "Home" – 4:41
  9. "I'm Gonna Make It Better" – 3:32
  10. "Sing" – 3:14
  11. "Over It Over Again" – 3:30
  12. "Brand New Shoes" – 3:05
  13. "If You Can't Sleep" – 2:49

Bonus tracks

Personnel

Performance

She and Him

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Volume Two
Chart (2010)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [31] 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [32] 67
French Albums (SNEP) [33] 104
Irish Independent Albums Chart [34] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [35] 87
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [36] 28
UK Albums (OCC) [37] 62
US Billboard 200 [38] 6
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [39] 1
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [40] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [41] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [42] 1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [43] 1

Release history

Release history for Volume Two
RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue #Ref.
JapanMarch 17, 2010 P-Vine CD digipak PCD-93325 [44]
United StatesMarch 23, 2010 Merge CD, digital download, vinyl LP 50354 [45]
United KingdomApril 5, 2010 Double Six CD, digital downloadDS024CD [46]

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