She & Him have released Classics, an album of carefully selected standards, on Columbia Records. The band is comprised of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, she and him respectively. She & Him recorded the album live, allowing a spontaneity that captured the spirit of the songs in their truest form. Ward exercised his acute ear for string…
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The Joy Formidable's philosophy toward music is as layered as their distorted string and choral arrangements, stating, “We love how fun and poignancy collide…We love to dance and have a leaning to melancholia.” The band was founded by vocalist Ritzy Bryan and her childhood best friend, bassist Rhydian Dafydd. The two met in their hometown of…