NEW SHE & HIM!: she & him - don't look back

she & him - don't look back
[fans of the retro act can rejoice in new visual material!]

AWESOMELY RANDOM: margaret cho feat andrew bird - i'm sorry

margaret cho feat andrew bird - i'm sorry
[comedian margaret cho decided to embark on a pet project to make a funny but also musically good album. the end result, 'cho dependant' features the likes of fiona apple (in the lovely 'hey big dog' (which you can hear here), tegan and sara, patty griffin, rachel yamagata and loads more. the first release is this murder song featuring andrew bird. kind of makes you think twice about she & him doesn't it?]

NEW VIDEO!: she & him - thieves

she & him - thieves

NEW MONSTERS OF FOLK!: monsters of folk - dear god

monsters of folk - dear god
[the best track off their self titled album FINALLY gets a release with this trippy video! sweet!]

NEW SHE & HIM!: she & him - in the sun

she & him - in the sun
[yaay they're back with a cute new video... but is it wrong that i spent the whole time looking for the asian guy dancer in the background?]

WONGIE DISCOVERY: monsters of folk - the right place / his masters voice

monsters of folk - the right place
[from wikipedia: Monsters of Folk is an American band, consisting of Jim James from My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes and M. Ward from She & Him.[1] The band was formed in 2004 when the members were on tour with their respective bands and solo projects. After playing together both on-stage and backstage, they started working together on various material. Due to the members' main projects, Monsters of Folk did not wrap up their first album until 2009, and it was released on September 22 on Rough Trade.]


monsters of folk - his masters voice
[this is the track i'm kind of digging the most from this album]

MUSIC FOR MOVIES: 500 days of summer - bank heist (music video)

500 days of summer - bank heist (music video)
[using the music of she & him "why do you let me stay here"

she and him - why do you let me stay here (new video)

she and him - why do you let me stay here [link 2]
[though a majority of the zooey deschanal and m ward (aka she and him) album, volume one, was recorded between los angeles and portland, it took a performance in austin texas' sxsw to make them official. paying homage to the music that influenced the duo, she & him are currently touring the US with their retro pop sound. it's taken me awhile to warm up to them (for personal issues against zooey), but i'm now a fan.]