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A Certain Feeling
by Bodies Of Water
The sophomore album for the Los Angeles group.
| LABEL: |
Secretly Canadian |
| RELEASE DATE: |
22 July 2008 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Rock, Indie, Pop |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
80
Dusted Magazine
I think one can get a much better grasp on the band’s music by seeing the songs as long, somewhat-complex pop songs--ones derived from much different circumstances than The Decemberists’ boring narratives--rather than grand, theatrical gospels
80
Prefix Magazine
As all over the map as A Certain Feeling is, it’s much more concise than the band’s 13-track debut, "Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink." There’s not much extraneous fluff here.
80
Slant Magazine
Certain Feeling might be a little strange, and sometimes even seemingly meaningless, but it's also singular, rich and vast.
79
Pitchfork
While Bodies of Water are always noted for their vocal prowess, those guitar parts, like the fuzzy garage-rock figure that drives 'Under the Pines' alongside a psychedelic organ vamp, showcase a newfound muscularity to David's playing and riff writing.
70
All Music Guide
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.
70
No Ripcord
For their first official release on Secretly Canadian, Bodies of Water sound concise, powerful and eclectic.
60
Tiny Mix Tapes
It’s refreshing to hear such heavyweight harmonies being shipped out by a modern act, especially when relatively crunchy guitars and urgent drums act as the styrofoam packing peanuts, ensuring things never get too messy or convoluted.
58
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Beneath such a surface, a band needs to keep screwing with the formula to hold interest. Bodies Of Water gets around to that often enough on its second album, A Certain Feeling, but lets the clever bits sit naked for too long.
The average user rating for this album is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
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