![She & Him (M. Ward & Zooey Deschanel)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKUImgQUgD5hsB2jt6ZKrNjoZLjJTgqdBuN-_ynUPBqDxIV0oIoLCHTWRXh9A9jUrs3NRJW3V7em2aNfoEky6_Nilp6w2r-CAj6xA2tgzxIyfD6B6UXpaooJSrbcFxCZFsceN_Cm5PBQE/s400/She+%26+Him+(M.+Ward+%26+Zooey+Deschanel).jpg)
She & Him is a “collaboration between indie musician/producer M. Ward and actress/songwriter Zooey Deschanel” (Elf, Tin Man). According to the group’s biography on MergeRecords.com the two artists “first met to record a version of Richard and Linda Thompson’s ‘When I Get To The Border’ for a movie soundtrack.” (link) From listening to a few of the album’s tracks on She & Him’s MySpace page the album sounds like just the right mix of Deschanel’s songwriting/vocals and Ward’s production/guitar playing. But don’t take my word for it, check out the first single from the album “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?” below.
![She & Him (M. Ward & Zooey Deschanel) - Volume One](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJ5NJoZZEtdHv_g5xCBZ21FdihvkOrYMiHPhMuyd9B13euaxoYkzsQESLsTe-aj23TqxpQSCWZ9DLC0J40WuSqbzn-VxAm6coANDsBZl9GoGWnoHNwRpkl1HXWVeaQIF2ghJ8Uf5RJX2E/s400/She+%26+Him+(M.+Ward+%26+Zooey+Deschanel)+-+Volume+One.jpg)
She & Him – Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? {MP3}
If you’d like to preview more songs from She & Him click here to head over to Deaf Indie Elephants for a live recording of their performance at this year’s SXSW festival.