The country-folk duo of M. Ward and actress Zooey Deschanel known as She & Him is slated to return in 2010, proving that the 2008 collaboration wasn't just a one-off affair. Aptly titled "Volume 2," the 13 song set is due March 23 on Merge and features 10 originals and two covers, NRBQ's "Ridin' In My Car" and Skeeter Davis's "Gonna Get Along Without You." Deschanel wrote the originals with Ward producing and the pair spent time recording over the last year in Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.

While most actress-to-musician crossover albums don't translate into sales, She & Him struck a chord last time around, with a formula that included Ward's signature, washed guitar sound and Deschanel's crystal clear vocals. According to Nielsen SoundScan, "Volume 1" has sold 176,000. In a live setting, the group utilizes a full band and stages successful club tours as well as major festival appearances such as the Newport Folk Festival, South By Southwest and the Virgin Festival.

"Volume 2" is said to expand on the first album's 1970s style aesthetic and production, this time including strings and guests spots from Tilly and the Wall. The duo most recently contributed a cover of the Smiths' "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" to the soundtrack for "(500) Days of Summer," also a Deschanel film. Ward's most recent solo release is 2009's "Hold Time,"  and he also appeared as part of the Bright Eyes/Jim James quartet, Monsters of Folk.

Here is the "Volume 2" track list:

"Thieves"
"In the Sun"
"Don't Look Back"
"Ridin' In My Car"
"Lingering Still"
"Me and You"
"Gonna Get Along Without You Now"
"Home"
"I'm Gonna Make It Better"
"Sing"
"Over It Over Again"
"Brand New Shoes"
"If You Can't Sleep"