Opinion singer or singer ventures into the Great American Songbook, the canon of American songs from the earliest days of pop music. In 2014, the duo She & Him cannot resist going back in time more than half a century and giving their interpretation of squatters from the 1930s to the 1960s. The division of roles between Zooey Deschannel and M. Ward is the same on this cover album as on all
… previous albums: she sings and the production is his. That Deschannel has a beautiful carrying voice and Ward can make beautiful arrangements here, is once again clear on songs like Stay Awhile (Dusty Springfield), Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers) and We'll Meet Again (Vera Lynn). It's no secret that She & Him is hugely influenced by evergreens from this era and this CD is a nice way to hear where the roots of their sound lie. Furthermore, Classics is nothing more than a nice snack that can be compared to the Christmas album A Very She & Him Christmas (2011).more
