Bodies of Water is a four-piece from Los Angeles, including the married David and Meredith Metcalf, that have been drawing comparisons with Arcade Fire, Mamas and Papas and even Portishead. A Certain Feeling is their second effort to be released by the Secretly Canadian label in a year and it certainly has its moments.Opener 'Gold, Tan, Peach and Grey' begins with a sombre Delgados-like harmony before exploding into its first fist of "oh oh ohhh's" racing along with the music building up a keen momentum. Horns join in leading up to the finale that sees Meredith's voice takes over and merge with the final round of "oh oh ohhh's" in the song's climax. The momentum is kept in style with 'Under the Pines' which is an undoubted highlight. A circling organ leading into a great guitar riff staves off any vocals for a good two minutes, but you're allowed thirty seconds to breath as it all calms down a bit before kicking off again in the beefy chorus. "Under and under and under and under the pines" they shout in glorious fashion.A dramatic change of pace comes with 'Only You', a desperately slow ballad drawing images of film noir. It really is a depressing comedown after 'Under the Pines' but it cuts off just in time before you make a beeline for the 'next' button. 'Even in a Cave' lulls you in with a delicate opening and moves through a fairly sinister Sonic Youth middle section, building up into what you think will be full blown rock crescendo but instead salsa type rhythms come out of nowhere. 'If I Were A Bell' rattles along nicely complete with a four minute outro that is helped along by the ever trusty oh oh oohhh's. Closer 'The Mud Capes Open' could be seen as bit of an anti-climax but I think it's really fitting and after the dramatics that has come before it, it has a soothing calmness that leaves you thinking all is right with the world. 68%Links Bodies Of Water [myspace]