Tonight, supporting ‘She & Him’ were the Chapin Sisters who have an Americana, bluegrass sound. Although their set was enjoyable, there were times when I wasn’t 100% convinced by their harmonies. But since one of the sisters isn’t touring due to recently having a baby, as a threesome the occasional harshness might be smoothed over.

For their last song, Zooey filled in for their missing sister. A nice appetiser for the main event

If you’ve seen some of Zooey’s films, you’ll know that she’s got a great voice. She has a classical film musical voice. But when this is crossed with her natural ‘kookiness’ it’s something special. (I don’t like the term ‘kookie’, but I can’t think of a word that sums her up any better)

It’s rare that an album artist sounds as good live as they do on disk. It might have been that Koko’s acoustics suited Zooey’s voice, but Zooey’s voice was exquisite. Simply the best female vocals I’ve heard for years. It really was that good.

If you’ve heard She & Him’s music you’ll know it’s 60s influenced kitsch pop and it transferred really well to the live arena. The evening’s highlight for me was the encore (see video below) but also an earlier section where it was literally She and Him with no backing band.