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artist : Bodies of Water
album : Twist Again
year : 2011
genre : Indie
label : Thousand Tongues Records
cat# : TT004
source : CDDA
encoder : LAME 3.98.4 -V0
quality : VBR/44.1/Joint
size : 63,8 MB
tracklist
01. One Hand Loves The Other 03:46
02. Triplests 01:30
03. Mary, Don't You Weep 03:31
04. Open Rhythms 04:27
05. Rise Up, Careful 04:06
06. Ever With Us 02:35
07. Like A Stranger 03:47
08. Lights Out Forever 03:15
09. New Age Nightmare 02:24
10. In Your Thrall Again 01:43
11. My Hip Won't Let Me 03:53
12. You Knew Me So Well 01:58
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All the recent end-of-the-world predictions have
made 1970s Godsploitation flick A Thief in the
Night suddenly relevant again. Dramatizing a
post-Rapture socialist society and featuring a
song written by Christian rock wunderkind Larry
Norman (unfortunately performed by the awful
Fishmarket Combo), the movie is an intriguing
artifact from a time when believers didn't flee
from popular culture but embraced it as a vehicle
for a spiritual mission. It's a sharp contrast to
the 80s, when the Satanic Panic scared many
Christians away from rock music, and to the 90s,
when the Christian rock industry marketed itself
as a message-first alternative to secular music.
Bodies of Water, an L.A. outfit whose unison and
harmony vocals suggest the enthusiasm of a
spirited youth choir, harken back to that open-
minded 70s heyday, although thankfully not to the
scare tactics of A Thief in the Night. Core couple
David and Meredith Metcalf pepper their songs with
Biblical imagery, yet remain too enamored with pop
music in all its many forms to confine themselves
to any one particular genre or approach. That
excitement and a sense of boundless possibilities
fueled their 2007 debut, Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will
Blink.
Following a lackluster sophomore album on Secretly
Canadian, the Metcalfs channeled a lot of their
energy into ABBA-tastic side project Music Go
Music. Founding members Kyle Gladden and Jessie
Conklin left the group, eventually to be replaced
with a revolving roster of friends, acquaintances,
and onlookers. Finally, the Metcalfs built a home
studio and recorded their third album, Twist
Again, which they're releasing on their own
Thousand Tongues label. They're also having their
first child. Twist Again, then, signals a period
of rededication, rebirth, and just plain birth,
but its songs sound surprisingly somber and
subdued.
In this more restrained setting, Bodies of Water
aren't quite as commanding or charming, but they
compensate with more confident, nuanced songs that
incorporate elements of showtunes, disco, and
folk, plus mariachi fanfares and hallelujah
choruses. "Ever With Us" juxtaposes barebones
doo-wop piano with countrypolitan strings, and the
stylistic friction mirrors the domestic drama of
the lyrics. Standout "Rise Up, Careful" fits in a
lengthy saxophone solo, and the curious pairing
with Meredith Metcalf's mournful vocals makes for
one of the best and most unexpected moments on the
album. On the other hand, "New Age Nightmare"
nearly works itself into a frenzied din but backs
away. Rather than let the music go wild, Bodies of
Water play it safe.
Both Metcalfs remain sharply charismatic
performers, but the downcast quality to Meredith's
vocals, especially on "Lights Out Forever", is
new. The woman who once yelped ecstatically to the
back pews now exudes a spiritual melancholy
similar to that of her husband's grainy voice.
There's a newly ponderous tone to their music,
too, which may stem from the lyrics: Twist Again
is preoccupied with the conflict between heavenly
love and earthly love. Traditionally, love of God
ought to supersede romantic and musical love, yet
that order is in constant flux from one song to
the next, as Bodies of Water indulge some new
musical idea or wrap their voices seductively
around each other. Even if Twist Again
occasionally comes across as less than rapturous,
the Metcalfs' conflicts animate these songs, as
though they've realized that marriage, music, and
God are not only inseparable, but quite possibly
all the same thing.
-- pitchfork.com
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