Marc Webb, director of (500) Days of Summer, created a new music video
for She & Him’s “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?”, featuring Zooey and
(500) Days of Summer co-star Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Click here to read
more and check it out!

For the soundtrack of the summer film (500) Days of Summer, She & Him covered
the Smiths’ “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want”,  and Stereogum is streaming
the track on their website. The soundtrack also features Feist, Regina Spektor, Black Lips,
and more, and is set to be released by Sire Records on July 14th.

The digital booklet for She & Him: Volume One, not originally offered with the digital
copies of the album, is available now for download! If you’ve purchased Volume One and would
like a digital copy of the album booklet featuring album artwork, lyrics and
credits, click the download link below.

Download the digital booklet for She & Him: Volume One.

I just got my Starbucks’ cover album Sweethearts (Our Favorite Artists and Their Favorite Love Songs) CD in the mail! Each artist has a short quote about the song they chosed to cover. I’ve transcribed what Zooey and Matt said about  their cover song:”I Put a Spell On You”:

‘I Put a Spell On You’ is a haunting sog about the dark side of love. We figured everyone would be doing happy love songs, so why not round out the lineup with a song for all the lonely hearts out there. It’s our favorite obsessive long song. Hopefully ths version will help people appreciate their normal relationship on Valetine’s Day.

It’s a pretty sweet cover. You can check it out here if you can’t make it to a Starbucks to pick up a copy.

“We’re working on it. I can’t say exactly when it will be finished. … Give me some time! I need a break!” she laughed. “I’ve been writing a lot, and we’ve been recording some, so, hopefully, I don’t know. I don’t want to put a number on it, but it’s going well and, I mean, it’s fun, as always.” [read more]

Check out the accompanying video below:

According to Pitchfork, Starbucks will release on January 30th a compilation album (titled Sweetheart), which will include a She & Him track covering the Screamin’ Jay Hawkins song “I Put a Spell On You.” The complete track list is as follows:

01 Death Cab for Cutie: “Love Song” (Cure cover)
02 Katy Perry: “Black and Gold” (Sam Sparro cover)
03 DeVotchKa: “Hot Burrito #1 (I’m Your Toy)” (Flying Burrito Brothers cover)
04 Department of Eagles: “Love Me” (Elvis Presley cover)
05 Jessica Lea Mayfield: “Words of Love” (Buddy Holly cover)
06 Ben Bridwell: “Your Love Is Forever” (George Harrison cover)
07 Kate Tucker: “I’m on Fire” (Bruce Springsteen cover)
08 Rogue Wave: “Maps” (Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover)
09 A.C. Newman: “Take on Me” (a-ha cover)
10 Jem: “Yellow” (Coldplay cover)
11 Richard Hawley: “Early Morning Rain” (Gordon Lightfoot cover)
12 Daniel Martin Moore: “I Hear Music” (Billie Holiday cover)
13 She & Him: “I Put a Spell on You” (Screamin’ Jay Hawkins cover)
14 Lila Downs: “My One and Only Love” (Frank Sinatra cover)

Pitchfork has a short article and a MP3 download of “Never Had Nobody Like You”,  a track from Matt’s upcoming solo album, “Hold Time.” Zooey does some of the backing vocals for this track. Enjoy!

“Why don’t you sit right down and stay awhile? We like the same things and I like your style,” sounds like the perfect reason to get to know someone, eh? It actually is the exact reason I gave these two lil’ fellas a chance on my playlist. Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward may have had two very different career paths in the past, but by the sounds of this buttery ’40s inspired hit, their future may melt together like an ooey-gooey fantastical dream. [read]

Check out this music video featuring Zooey promoting the “Yes Man” soundtrack. Pretty awesome.

Don’t forget to vote for “She & Him: Volume One”  as the #1 Favorite Album of 2008 in the 2008 Pitchfork Readers Poll and Readers Survey. You can vote here.