LargeHeartedBoy — Tom Waits' first album in seven years, Bad as Me, is in stores this week, as is the first listenable holiday record of the year, A Very She & Him Christmas (courtesy of M. Ward and Zoey Deschanel). From... more info

Altsounds — With ten songs produced and recorded with *AJ Mogis* (Bright Eyes, M. Ward, Cursive), and on the heels of their critically acclaimed "When It Comes To Creation" EP, the songs on Aficionado's latest are sharp and more compact with less of an emphasi... more info

DrownedInSound — Yes. We do understand that it's very early to be doing anything when it comes to Christmas, apart from booking holidays. That hasn't stopped M. Ward and Zoey Deschanel, collectively known as She & Him from a stream of a track from their forthcoming C... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Even those who hate Zooey Deschanel's cloyingly "adorkable" onscreen persona must admit she's a decent songwriter. She and Him, her band with M Ward, has put out consistently solid retro tinged pop records, proving her the exception to the rule that ... more info

Stereogum — This was probably inevitable, but She & Him, the forever-cute duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, went and made a Christmas album. It’s called A Very She & Him Christmas, and it’s out 10/25 on Merge. And why yes, it does include a version of “B... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Jim Brueckner Emmylou Harris Day two (7/31) of Newport Folk Festival featured performances by The Cave Singers, Wanda Jackson, Justin Townes Earle, Middle Brother, Elvis Costello, M. Ward, Emmylou Harris and others. If you missed the fest, ... more info

Guardian Music — From Nincompoops to Birdbrains, here are your best silly songsWhat makes a fool? It's not just about behaving stupidly. Shakespeare's Fool wasn't really foolish at all – he tried to make King Lear see sense. Clowns, meanwhile, behave foolishly, but... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — M Ward @ SXSW 2010 (more by Graeme Flegenheimer) Due to the promoter's cancelation of the planned Music To Know Festival in East Hampton this weekend, M Ward has been forced to bow out of the East Coast leg of... more info

ContactMusic — Actress/singer Zooey Deschanel is gifting fans with a Christmas album this year (11). The (500) Days of Summer star and her She & Him bandmate M. Ward have been busy working on A Very She & Him Christmas, due to hit record stores in time for the 2011... more info

Perez Hilton — We SOOOOO called this!!!! Back in December, we saw a clip of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward of the band She & Him performing an acoustic version of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (above), and we absolutely loved it! In fact, we loved the perform... more info