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  • Summary: This is the third album for the Los Angeles indie rock trio that includes married couple David and Meredith Matcalf.
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  1. Jun 27, 2011
    80
    Something in them seems to have been exorcised by the change of scene, because Twist Again, BoW's third album, is a calmer, more controlled affair than either of its predecessors.
  2. Jun 27, 2011
    74
    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.
  3. Jun 27, 2011
    70
    While those who miss the band's old orchestral pop sound may cavil, Twist Again represents the opening of a promising new path for Bodies of Water.
  4. 70
    There's all sorts of other excursions as well; the benefits of having a home studio to get lost in.
  5. Jul 8, 2011
    70
    All the work went into the craft rather than the songs themselves. What's lacking are memorable melodies: the very thing one needs to make the crisp pop production perfected in the '60s sparkle like new.
  6. Jul 19, 2011
    70
    It's a wonderful return for the much-underappreciated band.
  7. Mojo
    Aug 30, 2011
    60
    Track by track, these are nuggets of brilliance. As a whole, it's baffingly eclectic. [Sept. 2011, p. 106]
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