She & Him is an American indie rock band consisting of actress Zooey Deschanel (vocals, piano, banjo) and musician M. Ward (guitar, production). The band's first album Volume One was released on Merge Records in March, 2008 . The group played at the 2008 South by Southwest festival. . The duo is augmented by session musicians Rachel Blumberg (drums) and Mike Coykendall (pedal steel guitar).