New Bodies Of Water Video - "Under The Pines"

When we posted about L.A. prog-gospel crew Bodies Of Water's "Under The Pines," we mentioned that at least in name, the song reminded some of us (me) of old-time Siltbreezers the Strapping Fieldhands' In The Pineys EP. The video, written... CONTINUE READING NEW BODIES OF WATER VIDEO - "UNDER THE PINES"»

Posted on January 6, 2009 in MP3, Video (15 comments)
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Bodies Of Water Do Daytrotter

Los Angeles indie-gospel act Bodies Of Water's sophomore album A Certain Feeling is out next week. We've already heard its "Under The Pines," and when the quartet stopped by Daytrotter they offered up more: "Even In A Cave" and Certain's... CONTINUE READING BODIES OF WATER DO DAYTROTTER»

Posted on July 16, 2008 in MP3 (5 comments)
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New Bodies Of Water - "Under The Pines"

Back in the day, Siltbreeze released Philly crew Strapping Fieldhands awesome In The Pineys EP. The new track from Bodies Of Water places the listener in the pines, too, which immediately conjured the older platter, though BoW bring a West... CONTINUE READING NEW BODIES OF WATER - "UNDER THE PINES"»

Posted on May 23, 2008 in MP3 (5 comments)
Tags: Akron Family | Bodies Of Water | SXSW

SXSW: Wednesday Party Picks

No more pussyfooting -- it's SXSW time. The day parties are starting like now. Since those of you that are Austin bound will spend your daylight hours Thursday-Saturday at Volume for the Stereogum/Paste party (right?), today's the best day to... CONTINUE READING SXSW: WEDNESDAY PARTY PICKS»

Bodies Of Water Hate Your Favorite Band

Best way for a blog-buzzed band to alienate as many music fans as possible? Write on your website "I can't understand why anyone likes these musical groups and singers: Wilco, Jeff Buckley, Elvis Costello, The Police, Slint, Rush, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Afghan Whigs. Perhaps you are offended by this. If so, I feel glad. You need to be shaken up. You need to have whatever skewed values you've cultivated over the years CHALLENGED. Listen again to this stuff - you will see that it is junk." The original post has since been deleted, demonstrating either a return to senses, or having sobered up. We're betting it was a little bit of both.

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Posted on January 2, 2008 (0 comments)

Quit Your Day Job: Bodies Of Water

Bodies Of Water's spiraling, gospel-tinged gold sounds have been in heavy rotation around here for a few months. From "It Is Familiar" and "These Are the Eyes" (posted here), through the summery Take-Away versions of "I Heard It Sound" and... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: BODIES OF WATER»

Posted on November 21, 2007 in MP3, Quit Your Day Job (3 comments)
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Bodies Of Water Take-Away Show

Our favorite shiny happy R.E.M.-covering indie-gospel quartet Bodies Of Water recorded a Take-Away show in their Los Angeles hometown at the end of July. The video documentation's now available for two gems from Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink,... CONTINUE READING BODIES OF WATER TAKE-AWAY SHOW»

Posted on November 19, 2007 in Video (2 comments)
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Everybody Covers Everybody Hurts

Thought we'd end our Automatic For The People tribute run with a bang. In Matthew's eloquent essay, he wrote "a majority [of the Drive XV artists are] young enough that their earliest exposure to the [Automatic] songs came during their... CONTINUE READING EVERYBODY COVERS EVERYBODY HURTS»

Posted on October 12, 2007 (0 comments)
Tags: Bodies Of Water | Elk City | Frida Hyvönen | R.E.M.

New Bodies Of Water - "It Is Familiar"

Los Angeles golden-tongued indie-gospel quartet Bodies Of Water make us want to see Hair while alternating between ABBA and the Sufjan team on an iPod. Or something. "It Is Familiar" possesses a dramatic, made-for-the-stage, windswept lilt as well as some... CONTINUE READING NEW BODIES OF WATER - "IT IS FAMILIAR"»

Posted on August 27, 2007 in MP3 (38 comments)
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