The dynamic duo of She & Him, comprised of singer/songwriter M Ward and indie goddess/singer Zooey Deschanel, are putting the finishing touches on their second album ‘Volume 2’ and have already started booking dates for a spring tour. The pair will start things off at Largo in Los Angeles, California on March 15 and bookend the brief trek at Coachella Music Festival on April 16. The 7 date swing includes two performances in Los Angeles as well as two in New York City. A full listing of She & Him tour dates are outlined below.

The second album from She & Him, the aptly titled “Volume 2,” will hit stores on March 23. The group’s first single is entitled “In the Sun” and is currently available for preorder on the band’s website.

When Zooey first pitched M Ward her songs, he is quoted as saying , “I had no idea what I was going to hear when I first got her songs. I think ‘Volume One’ surprised a lot of people when they opened up the package and learned that she wrote all these songs. There are a lot of people who write music so that they can take their audience to a dark night of their own soul or to get something really heavy off their chest. I don’t think Zooey looks at music that way, and I think that’s a huge part of where her songwriting is coming from.”

Deschanel lists Carole King, Cole Porter, Roy Orbison and Gershwin among her influences. The indie film star also has a new film debuting in 2010 called “Your Highness.” It will pull together some of the minds behind “Pineapple Express” for a medieval comedy featuring James Franco, Natalie Portman and Danny R. McBride. Expect Zooey to fit it just fine with this motley crew.

2010 She & Him Tour Dates
March 2010
15 – Los Angeles, CA – Largo at the Coronet
25 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
27 – Savannah, GA – Savannah Music Festival
29, 30 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom

April 2010
15 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House
16 – Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival

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