She & Him feature the unlikely pairing of indie folk artist M.Ward and actress/singer/songwriter Zooey Deschanel. Drawing upon analog production techniques and a shared love of vintage pop bands, the duo emerged in 2008 and Volume One, a collection of songs that introduced Deschanel as a singer/songwriter in her own right. The like-minded Volume Two and Volume Three appeared in 2010 and 2913, respectively, buffered by a pair of whimsical holiday efforts. In 2022, the duo issued Melt Away: A tribute to Brian Wilson, which saw them take on a set of Beach Boys and Wilson classics.

While starring in the 2007 film The Go-Getter, Deschanel was asked by director Martin Hynes to perform a duet with Ward, who has agreed to helm the movie’s soundtrack. The two recorded a cover of Richard & Linda Thompsons’ “When I Get To The Border” and later reconvened in Portland, Oregon where they began recording Deschanel’s original songs (which the actress had previously demoed for years, but kept secret) in Ward’s studio. Drawing upon analog production techniques and a shared love of vintage pop bands, the duo emerged with Volume One, a collection of songs that introduced Deschanel as a singer/songwriter in her own right.

Released in March 2008 by Merge and Domino Recording Co, Volume One received support from a number of critics, with Paste Magazine even deeming it the year’s best album. The duo soon embarked on a summer-long tour, after which Deschanel and Ward began working on a second album. Volume Two arrived in early 2010, cracking the Billboard Top Ten during its first week and paving the way for another successful tour. Drawing inspiration from the classic holiday offering from the likes of The Carpenters, The Beach Boys, and Vince Guaraldi, Ward and Deschanel’s third outing under the moniker found the duo tackling their first collection of Christmas music. The resulting A Very She & Him Christmas arrived in October 2011.

The pair returned to making their breezy pop in 2013 with Volume 3, an album of summer pop that arrived in the spring of that year. In late 2014, the duo announced the release of a second covers album. Classics featured works by legendary musicians such as Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Frank Sinatra, and Elvis Costello. They followed that with another Christmas album, Christmas Party, in 2016. Still focusing on the 20th century holiday tunes, it included guest performances by The Chapin Sisters, Jenny Lewis, and Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth. 2022 saw the release of the covers LP Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson, which features Wilson-penned classics like “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “Do it Again” and “Darlin,”. 2025 saw a boost in the band’s profile as Deschanel’s very first song written for Volume One, “I Thought I Saw Your Face Today” became a spontaneous viral hit, introducing their music to a new generation of music fans.

On her new EP, I’m Doing Well, Thanks For Asking, Jordana is getting to know herself again. Or more accurately: getting to know her selves.

It’s fair to say the 22-year-old New York songwriter has shifted shape a few times in her short career. She got her start with homespun indie folk on Classical Notions of Happiness before jumping to the spindly bedroom pop of Something To Say To You. A year later, she was veering into the dreamy haze of her TV Girl collaboration Summer’s Over, before eventually giving way to the hi-gloss pop of Face The Wall. It’s the kind of omnivorous output the phrase something for everyone was invented for.

Along the way she’s managed to make fans of Wallows, Local Natives & Remi Wolf, who’ve each taken her on the road in 2022, landing her in front of crowds that number in the thousands. In many ways, the magic carpet ride of touring that opened up post-pandemic hasn’t allowed Jordana the time to fully change forms again. Instead she’s synthesized a little bit of everything that came before on this new six song short-player. And while the overall sound pulls from each of her past releases, the songs themselves remain obsessed with love and neuroses, being left and leaving, pitying yourself and learning to stop.

“SYT,” the EP’s lead single, is a soaring kiss-off from a jilted lover. “It channels the feelings of empowerment and emotional awareness after a tough breakup,” says Jordana. It wouldn’t sound out of place on Face The Wall, and certainly borrows from her most recent album’s logline advice of overcoming hardships.

Elsewhere, on “You’re In The Way,” Jordana reaches back to the leathery indie pop of Something To Say To You’s “Reason” & “I Guess This Is Life.” It’s a song built around a simple drum loop, guitar strums and Jordana’s voice. “It’s about getting to know yourself again after seemingly wasting time investing in someone else,” says Jordana.

Then, of course, there’s “Careless Mistake,” which updates the hushed folk of Classical Notions, increasing the fidelity and trading in her uke for a piano and a spotlight. It sounds like a song from some future collection of ballads. Which shouldn’t be surprising, the ever shape-shifting Jordana, already aware of some new form still yet to emerge.