She & Him's second album, Volume Two, doesn't drop until March 23, but new track "In the Sun" has leaked online and given us a taste of what M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel have been working on.

One of 2008's most unlikely breakthrough acts will return with a new album in 2010. She & Him -- the duo of actress-turned-singer Zooey Deschanel and guitar whiz M. Ward -- have wrapped sessions for Volume Two, the rather logically titled follow-up to the duo's solid debut, Volume One.

M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel are no strangers to love songs; their She & Him debut is rife with heartbreak '50s girl-group ballads. And with "Never Had Nobody Like You," a song from M. Ward's upcoming solo album, Hold Time (out Feb.

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The Virgin Mobile Festival did the time warp when actress-turned-siren Zooey Deschanel and indie-folkie M. Ward brought their nostalgic brand of folk-pop to life. Enjoy streaming clips of the dulcet duo performing sweet tunes from their debut, this year's Volume 1, below.