She & Him have officially returned with "In The Sun" and nothing has changed. It's still Zooey cooing into the microphone, in that old country-soft pop voice she uses and M. Ward creating a sound the color of fading postcards in the background. You can hear the song HERE via Pitchfork, but my early take on it is that it's pretty static. It doesn't burst, hide and reveal like the songs on the first album, instead it kind of just putters along. Still excited for the album though (which is out March. 23rd), because I doubt this is the high water mark.
Also, as a show of support for the record, Zooey and Matthew are going out on the road for a short tour that begins in LA and ends at Coachella. Check out the dates below and drop me a line if you go. I will be extremely jealous since they are staying far away from Portland and I don't want to drive to Hell-A.
Tour Dates:
03-15 Los Angeles, CA - Largo
03-25 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater
03-27 Savannah, GA - Savannah Music Festival
03-29 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
03-30 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04-15 Pomona, CA - The Glass House
04-16 Indio, CA - Coachella Festival