First Impressions: Tegan and Sara - The Con

Tegan and Sara - The Con

Out 7/24 on Vapor/Sanctuary

1. I Was Married [1:36]
2. Relief Next To Me [3:04]
3. The Con [3:33, KEY TRACK]
4. Knife Going In [2:13]
5. Are You Ten Years Ago [3:21]
6. Back In Your Head [3:04]
7. Hop A Plane [1:53]
8. Soil, Soil [1:27]
9. Burn Your Life Down [2:26]
10. Nineteen [3:00, KEY TRACK]
11. Floorplan [3:41, KEY TRACK]
12. Like O, Like H [2:43]
13. Dark Come Soon [3:11]
14. Call It Off [2:25]

• Produced by Death Cab For Cutie's Chris Walla, guest players include Jason McGerr from DCFC on drums, and Matt Sharp from The Rentals/Weezer and Hunter Burgan from AFI on bass (Sharp on Sara's songs, Burgan on Tegan's.)

• Written while the twin sisters were apart, resting after touring the highly acclaimed 2004 album So Jealous.

• The record sounds a little more mature than the duo's past works, which makes complete sense, as the duo is maturing. Duh. (They're 26 now, mind you.) But it also sounds a little more melancholy than past efforts, which could be a result of the sisters being apart from each other while writing. Or a result of the state of the world. Or their dog died. Who knows?

• Track 3, "The Con," takes a little influence from touring partners The Killers and Hot Hot Heat, with a synth-driven "hook" that's not quite prominent enough to be called a hook but is still pretty catchy.

• Track 5, a darker number with frantic beats and overlapping vocals, could almost be an indie rap song, but in a serious way.

• Track 6, "Back In Your Head," and 7, "Hop A Plane," are a little bit poppier and carefree-er, but we're probably not likely to hear them at baseball games, like we did "Walking With a Ghost."

• The trio of Track 9, "Burn Your Life Down," Track 10, "Nineteen," and Track 11 "Floorplan," have more stylistic elements than anything they've ever done, and sound a little fuller than anything else on the record.

• Track 13, "Dark Come Soon," sounds pretty produced and it's likely we'll be hearing it on Grey's Anatomy.

Comments

[em]

Tell me more as in give me a listening sample

[glamourshotsbydeb]

yea, whatsit sound like?! plllleeeassseeee post an mp3!!!

i want to hear it dammit!

[lu]

yes please, post an mp3, or the whole album even =D

i cannot wait until July!!

[Alex Quin]

OMGGG PLUHEASE..Just one song! Let us hear one song!

T&S are the greatest two girls alive!

PS Tegan,marry me? =]

visit my fansite too!
teganandsaraquin.com

8D --alex

[jenn]

I seriously cannot turn this album off. I have my iTunes playin it on repeat. SO GOOD.

[jay]

ive herd the whole record. its pretty amazing. alittle different, but in a really good way. more relaxed.

[Alex Quin]

I cannot stop listening to The Con. It's just so flipping amazing. :] They sound so cute in 'I was Married'

ANNND.

This is a first, I love every single song on this album. It's a must listen!

[megan]

EVERYONE WHO WANTS A MUSIC SAMPLE
go to www.myspace.com/tnsthecon

[Bill]

I've heard it all...and it's good!

[Crystal]

The whole album is amazing.
i love it! I cant wait to see them on the 24th =]

[Anna]

I've only heard 'Back In Your Head' and I have it on repeat on my iTunes, it's soo goooood. I can't wait for the album to finally come out. :]

[ciara]

they are so fucking amazing. and gorgeous too.

[ric]

this album is amazing...amazing!

[christina]

tegan and sara love you both and the songs you make i hope you make it big and come to boise idaho i want all of your music your so so so so Hot ...