''Bodies and Minds'' is the second studio album by

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group

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, released in 2005. ''Bodies and Minds'' was recorded in a lakeside church in Wainfleet,

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, continuing the emphasis on atmosphere from the debut album ''

''. The album features gentle, thoughtful compositions and understated

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, while also moving fluidly into

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pop territory with sweet harmonies, light

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, and even a few up-tempo numbers. The record includes songs about

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("Various Stages"), the sense of a higher power ("Song for the Angels") and finding spirituality in nature ("I Saw You in the Wild"). Guest musicians appearing on the album include

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(of

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), Almog Ben-David on

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piano and Colin Huebert on

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. ''Bodies and Minds'' was released internationally in 2005: on March 15 on

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in Canada; on April 4 on Fargo Records in

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; in October on Speak N Spell in Australia; and on October 11 on

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in the United States.

Track listing

# "Song for the Angels" - 5:19 # "Let's Trade Skins" - 5:24 # "When it Flows" - 3:34 # "Various Stages" - 4:11 # "Bodies and Minds" - 3:48 # "To Leave it Behind" - 4:05 # "Falling into the Sky" - 3:05 # "Imaginary Bars" - 2:23 # "I Saw You in the Wild" - 3:47 # "I Could Be Nothing" - 5:16 # "Long into the Evening" - 5:44

References

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