She & Him

Not gunna lie. I don't remember why there was so much "hype" about She & Him. I think it might have had something to do with the fact that the him part of the duo was M. Ward. But that's just a theory. I just remember seeing them everywhere. I woke up, they were on my Spin (I think, I can't find the copy to support this though), they were on NOW magazine, and they were pretty much on every blog I visit (which really is only two... maybe three). So I took note of them and put them in the back of my head where I keep names of bands that I need to check out at some point in time. Now usually I forget these names if I don't write them down, actually I always forget them... and then I see them pop up somewhere and they go back into the box at the back of my head. Thus, beginning the cycle all over again. It's a great system. Really.

Anyways, back to business. A few weeks go I got my hands on their cd Volume One. So naturally, I decide to put my mp3 on random shuffle of recently added music and I get "I Thought I Saw Your Face Today" - by none other than She & Him. And you, dear friends, get my very first track review.



Track Review 001

Track: I Thought I Saw Your Face Today
Artist: She & Him
Tag Line: Couldn't help but fall in love again
Best Line: I thought I saw your face today, but I just turned my head away.
Reminds me of: Lover's Concerto - The Toys.
Sounds Like: A walk in the park (with blue birds).
One Word: Simple. Pleasant.

I read somewhere that Ward and Deschanel wanted to bring their music back to the charm of simple music. Let the music be about the sound and not what you could do to enhance that sounds. Just instruments with as few machines as possible. Which is probably why I thought of the 60's love song when I was listening to this song. The first time I heard Lover's Concerto I thought it was charming and simple, and perfect. Just the pure sound.