We’re not sure why, but Scarlett Johansson is preparing to release another CD.
At this point, we almost respect the fact that she didn’t hang up her microphone after her widely panned debut album was released in 2008. That album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, was an oddball collection of Tom Waits cover songs.
Likely a more accessible collection, Johansson’s new album, Break Up, is a set of duets with…Pete Yorn. (A singer we kinda love/hate based on his absurd song about burritos, here.)
Yorn’s music is innocuous acoustic-based rock, so the good news is that this album will probably be easier to swallow (or easier to ignore) than Johansson’s deadpan Waits songs (not to mention her wholly unnecessary version of Jeff Buckley’s “Last Goodbye” for the movie soundtrack of He’s Just Not That Into You).
Can Yorn and Johansson compete with classic duos like Lee & Nancy? Sonny & Cher? Serge & Brigitte? Ren & Stimpy?
We’re not so sure, but we’re interested to hear the album anyway. From the previews we’ve heard, it actually reminds us a little of She & Him (Zooey Deschanel and M.Ward).
On the plus side, they’re certainly a photogenic duo, so, y’know, at least the album cover will be pretty.
Do you like Scarlett’s musical efforts?
Do you think Scarlett and Pete make a good music match?
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BELOW: Scarlett sings Jeff Buckley’s “Last Goodbye.“
