{"title":"Bodies of Water","description":"\u003cp\u003eBodies of Water is a Los Angeles-based indie rock band known for their sweeping, orchestral sound that blends choral harmonies with lush, densely layered arrangements. Their album \u003cem\u003eEars Will Pop \u0026amp; Eyes Will Blink\u003c\/em\u003e showcases the emotionally charged songwriting of married duo David and Meric Long, whose music pulses with an almost devotional intensity. Fans of ambitious, maximalist indie folk will find much to love in their expansive and heartfelt work.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bodies-of-water-ears-eyes-cd","title":"Ears Will Pop \u0026 Eyes Will Blink CD","description":"Although Los Angeles' Bodies of Water claim to have drawn much of their influence from American folk and gospel music, they actually sound much nearer to the California pop and psychedelic rock of the '60s and '70s.  On \u003cem\u003eEars Will Pop \u0026amp; Eyes Will Blink\u003c\/em\u003e, their Secretly Canadian re-released debut, rich male\/female harmonies, and flanged guitars with plenty of Morricone-echo layer over one another in sweeping circles that continue on for minutes on end, the whole thing a kind of the Mamas \u0026amp; the Papas-meet-the Polyphonic Spree extravaganza.  Voices quaver in unison as verses and choruses that laud the majesty of the earth rise to the forefront.  This is theatrical, intense music that makes no apologies about the oftentimes religious nature of its lyrics (\"We are co-resistors\/All resisting Satan's fingers,\" \"Then He spoke and the locusts came,\" and \"I turned my face from God,\" for example) or the lushness of its arrangements, the overly dramatic swoops and background vocals, the question-and-answers, the strings and organ and the thumping drums, the songs that stretch easily past the four-minute mark, the overt joyfulness.  This is music informed by the Byrds and Rilo Kiley and the Beach Boys, music that could only be born in the West Coast sun, and music that unwittingly finds itself entangled in your brain.  But although it's melodic and warm and friendly, the lack of distinct hooks that plague many of the songs, the phrase repetition, and the over-eagerness of the bandmembers can be a little tiresome, especially as the album passes the 40-minute mark without much of an end in sight.  The earnest lyrics, while sometimes quite effective, can also be rather clunky, a juxtaposition showcased all too well in the opus \"I Turned My Face,\" which gives the listener the lovely \"I may not have a lot\/But what you have, you have surely got,\" along with the awkward and forced \"And when your face was turned\/It ceased to be pleasingly cherubic.\"  - iTunes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease Date: January 22, 2008\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecord Label: Secretly Canadian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUPC: 892464001118\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of Discs: 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bodies of Water","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23772174401,"sku":"Bodies of Water (1)","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1398\/5745\/files\/Bodies_of_Water_Ears_Will_Pop_Eyes_Will_Blink_CD.jpg?v=1762190546"},{"product_id":"bodies-of-water-certain-feeling-cd","title":"A Certain Feeling CD","description":"If Bodies of Water are going to suffer inevitable comparisons to groups like the Arcade Fire and, to an extent, Akron\/Family and other similarly minded call-and-response singalong-grandly indie rock types, then that's the nature of the business and the context they're in - the solution is to keep at it as best as they can.  Which they do - if \u003cem\u003eA Certain Feeling\u003c\/em\u003e is primed and set for certain listening expectations, they're still fulfilled enjoyably enough.  The lead vocals of husband-and-wife team David and Meredith Metcalf perhaps even more inevitably call the Arcade Fire to mind, but their singing is less mega-theatrical and more cabaret dramatic in a sly sense; set against moments like the shuddering lounge groove on the verses of \"Under the Pines,\" the effect can be very enjoyable. Meanwhile, the hyperactive arrangements often show an appreciation for late-'60s pop (\"Even in a Cave\" is a fine example) rather than epic post-punk, with groovy horn charts and the like giving a more playful edge to the proceedings.  Still, this is ultimately an album that is catnip to those favoring a general sound and approach and otherwise will pass the time for most anyone else - no bad thing, yet nothing remarkable either. - iTunes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease Date: July 22, 2008\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecord Label: Secretly Canadian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUPC: 656605017723\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of Discs: 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bodies of Water","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23772203393,"sku":"Bodies of Water (2)","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1398\/5745\/files\/Bodies_of_Water_A_Certain_Feeling_CD.jpg?v=1762190195"},{"product_id":"bodies-of-water-certain-feeling-vinyl","title":"A Certain Feeling Vinyl LP","description":"Vinyl edition of A Certain Feeling, the 2008 release from Bodies of Water.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e If Bodies of Water are going to suffer inevitable comparisons to groups like the Arcade Fire and, to an extent, Akron\/Family and other similarly minded call-and-response singalong-grandly indie rock types, then that's the nature of the business and the context they're in - the solution is to keep at it as best as they can.  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