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Thursday, May 22, 2008
 

 

I was hoping to share a new song from an artist that will soon be releasing a full length that I'm very excited about, but I have to wait until another, more high profile blog does some sort of exclusive premiere.  Isn't that lame?  I blame the President.  Fortunately, fate has twisted things my way a bit and instead of that other act I have a taste of the highly anticipated new Bodies Of Water album, A Certain Feeling.  I'd say it's as good as what I had originally planned on giving you today, so I suppose that in the end all is well.  And stuff.  Secretly Canadian will be delivering the band's sophomore effort on July 22.  I honestly can't wait to hear it, as I have absolute confidence that it will be one of the year's best releases.  Enjoy.

:Bodies Of Water - Under The Pines:  After listening to this 20 times I've become convinced that it just isn't possible for this act to make songs that aren't full of life.  They can't do it.  Even the first verse, which is a little more slick than I'm use to from them, doesn't go on for very long before it bursts into waves of lush sounds and soaring vocals.  I mean, how often are these people going to make me want to run through a field with my arms thrown in the air!?  It's too hot out for that sort of craziness.

Here is the band a few weeks before SXSW trying out a new song titled Water Here at a place called the Echo in Los Angeles.  The music is more carnival-like than the song above, but for the most part I think it's really great.  You need to check this out.

 

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