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Exciting news for fans of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward’s chipper indie pop: the duo will release their third album of original material, Volume 3, on May 7 here in the US. From the press release:

With fourteen songs – 11 Deschanel originals and 3 covers – Volume 3 is an effortlessly effervescent, bleached-out-in-the-sun pop record. The album features some of the most dynamic, complex songs Deschanel has ever written, allowing for tempo shifts, disco grooves, string arrangements on multiple tracks, and horn flourishes that perfectly suit the She & Him sound. Produced by M. Ward, and recorded in Los Angeles, Portland, and New York City, Volume 3 features guest contributions from NRBQ’s Joey Spampinato, Mike Watt, Tilly and the Wall, Pierre de Reeder from Rilo Kiley, and Tom Hagerman from Devotchka.

She & Him also announced a slew of tour dates in support of the album; check them out below, and find more info on tickets on the band’s website.

Jun 13 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
Jun 15 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theater at Grand Prairie
Jun 16 Austin, TX ACL Live at the Moody Theatre
Jun 18 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theater
Jun 19 Las Vegas, NV The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Jun 21 San Diego, CA SDU Open Air Theatre
Jun 22 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre*
Jun 23 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl*
Jun 25 Salt Lake City, UT Red Butte Gardens
Jun 27 Council Bluffs, IA Harrah’s Stir Cove
Jun 29 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom #
Jul 1 Ann Arbor, MI Hill Auditorium #
Jul 3 Montreal, QUE Montreal Jazz Festival – Symphony Hall #
Jul 4 Toronto, ON Toronto Urban Roots Festival #
Jul 6 New York, NY Central Park Summerstage #
Jul 9 Philadelphia, PA Mann Center for Performing Arts #
Jul 10 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion #
Jul 11 Vienna, VA Filene Center at Wolf Trap #
* with Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
# with Camera Obscura