Yeah, I'm a reformed nerd so you'd think I'd be really into Zooey Deschanel, and maybe I will be after I rock this album a few more times. Anyway, this morning, in between writing stints, I was scrolling through emusic, checking out some of the recommendations from the music thread below. Somehow I winded up listening to this album by this group She & Him. Liked what I heard, and downloaded. So I'm listening thinking, Man this chick can blow, lemme do some research. Turns out she's Zooey Deschnal! Sorry, I'm kind of sick of actors trying to sing, especially when they haven't mastered acting. Anyway, I don't know how I feel about the album--I'm still straight of the Juice Crew and the Bomb Squad--but even a formerly troubled black youth, like me, can see that it's a game attempt. Here's the standout track
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood 
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I have the album, and this is my absolute favorite song on it. The rest of it is kind of hit-or-miss. "Change is Hard" is another good one. I think she also wrote the first half of the album (including "Sentimental Heart").
Posted by shani-o | June 17, 2008 10:45 AM