Bodies of Water sign to Secretly Canadian, do Take Away Show

A couple of issues back, Paste sent out a proclamation that Bodies of Water were one of four bands to watch for the month of September. Well, November's not even through yet, and Bodies of Water have already made good on that two-month old promise by landing distribution for their exhilarating effort, Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink. And it's not just any ol' boutique label that's sending the record to stores; it's the mighty Secretly Canadian, home to Paste faves like Jens Lekman and Antony & the Johnsons.

Previously released on the group's Thousand Tongues label, Ears Will Pop will now hit record stores across the United States on Dec. 4 by way of Secretly Canadian. The rest of the world receives the album Jan. 22. The label's press release for the signing also mentions that the group's first SC release "will happen in the Spring of 2008." Sounds like something worth getting riled up for.

In the meantime, Bodies of Water have sprinkled the Internet with lots of goodies for your enjoyment. Foremost among those is a Take Away Show for La Blogotheque. For those unfamiliar with the series, it features beloved indie bands performing in unconventional locations (Arcade Fire in an elevator, Grizzly Bear in a bathroom, etc.). For this session, Bodies of Water take it to the streets of L.A., bewitching the residents of Chinatown with their giddy sound. Thanks to Pitchfork for alerting us to that.

Also, if you're an .mp3 collector, the group has plenty of those, including a cover of R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts" completed for Stereogum's Drive XV compilation.

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