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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

  • Summary: Zooey Deschanel and M.Ward tackles songs from the 1930-50s on their latest covers release.
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  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Time After Time
Lyin' in my bed I hear the clock tick And think of you Caught up in circles confusion Is nothing new Flashback warm nights Almost left... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 16
  2. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Dec 23, 2014
    90
    The album is a holiday classic in waiting, even if you don’t own a single pair of skinny jeans and couldn’t grow a beard to save your life.
  2. Dec 8, 2014
    80
    Classics is meant to be pure entertainment and even though most of these songs have been sung before by a variety of other artists, in the hands of She & Him, it comes off less like a novelty and instead sits very comfortably in their growing catalog of fine releases.
  3. 70
    Things get a little dicier when they dip into the ’60s, as Deschanel doesn’t have the pipes to match up with the likes of Maxine Brown and Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers.... Throughout the rest of Classics, though, Deschanel is a delight, at times coy and romantic, and in other moments, moody and pensive.
  4. 60
    Ultimately despite, or perhaps because of, its minor ambitions, Classics succeeds on its own terms.
  5. Dec 8, 2014
    60
    The album is classy and appealing, and although it’s not particularly challenging, it’s still a lot more than just background music.
  6. Dec 2, 2014
    58
    Losing something in translation is the potential downside of interpreting beloved standards, and while She & Him are lovingly faithful performers, Classics ends up as just pleasant background music.
  7. 50
    Throughout the album, there’s a sense they’re just playing around.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Sep 5, 2018
    10
    Probably one of my favorite albums ever. I want this to play on the day of my marriage.
  2. Jul 1, 2015
    10
    Probably my favorite album by She & Him; amazing covers to timeless classics, Zooey's beautiful pop voice, M Ward's stellar 60's guitarProbably my favorite album by She & Him; amazing covers to timeless classics, Zooey's beautiful pop voice, M Ward's stellar 60's guitar playing, and overall a feel-good album to listen to everyday

    Songs of interest: I'll Never Be Free, Teach Me Tonight, Time After Time, and Stay Awhile
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  3. Dec 8, 2014
    9
    This is an amazing album of memories. Many wonderful tracks in two extremely expressive and passionate voices. I really loved this coverThis is an amazing album of memories. Many wonderful tracks in two extremely expressive and passionate voices. I really loved this cover album.

    Favorites tracks: "Teach Me Tonight", "I'll Never Be Free" & "Stars Fell On Alabama".
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