Volume 3 (She & Him album)
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| Studio album by She & Him | ||||
| Released | May 7, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, alternative country | |||
| Length | 42:34 | |||
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Merge (US) Double Six (UK) |
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| Producer | M. Ward | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Consequence of Sound |  |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10 |
| Sputnikmusic | 2.4/5 |
| Under the Gun Review | 6/10 |
Volume 3 is the fourth studio album by She & Him, a collaboration between M. Ward and actress Zooey Deschanel. It was released by Merge Records on May 7, 2013 (US) and on May 13, 2013 by Double Six Records (UK). On the album, there are eleven songs written by Deschanel and three cover songs.
On March 7, 2013 the song "Never Wanted Your Love" was released as a single. On April 10, 2013, the song "I Could've Been Your Girl" was released for streaming via Soundcloud.
Volume 3 holds a 67 out of 100 on Metacritic, a review aggregator, indicating generally favorable reviews (based on 29 reviews). Gregory Heaney of Allmusic praised She and Him's "sunny, lovestruck sounds."Magnet stated that the album is "instantly likeable," and Dale Eisinger of Consequence of Sound commented that the album contains many "effortless and fully realized songs." However, while Rudy K. of Sputnikmusic praised, "the simplicity of the songs and the everyday romance they conjure," he also noted that at times the album "feels rote, a meticulous tastefulness that is pretty and nostalgic, yet largely uninteresting."
Volume 3 debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 26,000 copies in the United States.
All tracks written by Zooey Deschanel, except where noted.
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