She & Him.
Ahhh...Zooey deschanel. So beautiful, so talented and so kooky - when I discovered she could sing, play piano AND ukelele I fell even deeper in love with her. Along with her other half M. Ward, they make quirky sixties sounding alternative pop and are now seen at all the coolest/swankiest festivals i.e. Coachella.Volume Two (their second album) came out last year. This is one of the highlights:
Scarlett Johansson and Pete Yorn.
And you thought she couldn't get any hotter - all the girl crushes are coming out now. Like Deschanel, Johansson's got sultry pipes which make for great singing too. She's been paired with Pete Yorn for a little while now and together they have a electro blues/country feel to them. Sounds like an odd combination I know, but I think they make it work:
Slow Club.
Although a relatively new find for me, it seems everyone is going Slow Club crazy at the moment. Their voices work beautifully together and they have a real calmness when performing. Going to try my best to see them in Nottingham in September.
And finally. Sadly these two are not a permanent duo (they should be if this song is anything to go by) but a few friends of mine recently performed it the charity gig I organised and completely brought it back to life for me. Martha Wainwright and Gary Lightbody (plus the rest of Snow Patrol...) take it away thank you please.
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