She & Him have announced their latest album. Entitled "Classics", it’s a 13-track collection of “carefully-selected, timeless standards” expected to hit shelves later this fall. It’s the duo’s major label debut and first official release for Columbia Records, following their longtime stint at Merge Records.
According to a press release, the duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward recorded the covers album live, “allowing a spontaneity that captured the spirit of the songs in their truest forms.” As he’s done on their previous records, Ward helped piece together most of the arrangements on Classics by using a full 20-piece orchestra.