
There's a hugeness to Bodies of Water 's second album, A Certain Feeling , that I find irresistible. I've always been fascinated by lavish production; layered music with rich instrumentation - and this has it cracked completely, overflowing with vibrancy and a sense of wonder. If you liked early Polyphonic Spree, Arcade Fire or the majesty of Sufjan Steven's pomp you should be all over this release. The album's eclecticism is certainly 21st Century, where seemingly anything goes, with genres flickering between (to name but a few) quick-step tropicalia bursts of energy, show-like choruses, [...]