First Impressions: Tegan and Sara - The Con

Tegan and Sara - The Con
Out 7/24 on Vapor/Sanctuary
- I Was Married [1:36]
- Relief Next To Me [3:04]
- The Con [3:33, KEY TRACK]
- Knife Going In [2:13]
- Are You Ten Years Ago [3:21]
- Back In Your Head [3:04]
- Hop A Plane [1:53]
- Soil, Soil [1:27]
- Burn Your Life Down [2:26]
- Nineteen [3:00, KEY TRACK]
- Floorplan [3:41, KEY TRACK]
- Like O, Like H [2:43]
- Dark Come Soon [3:11]
- 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.



Tell me more as in give me a listening sample
Posted by: em | Tuesday, May 08, 2007 at 03:17 PM
yea, whatsit sound like?! plllleeeassseeee post an mp3!!!
Posted by: glamourshotsbydeb | Tuesday, May 08, 2007 at 03:51 PM
i want to hear it dammit!
Posted by: | Friday, May 18, 2007 at 02:33 PM
yes please, post an mp3, or the whole album even =D
i cannot wait until July!!
Posted by: lu | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 11:09 AM
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
Posted by: Alex Quin | Friday, May 25, 2007 at 02:02 PM
I seriously cannot turn this album off. I have my iTunes playin it on repeat. SO GOOD.
Posted by: jenn | Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 07:31 PM
ive herd the whole record. its pretty amazing. alittle different, but in a really good way. more relaxed.
Posted by: jay | Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 09:12 PM
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!
Posted by: Alex Quin | Monday, May 28, 2007 at 08:48 AM
EVERYONE WHO WANTS A MUSIC SAMPLE
go to www.myspace.com/tnsthecon
Posted by: megan | Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 11:31 AM
I've heard it all...and it's good!
Posted by: Bill | Sunday, June 10, 2007 at 07:57 PM
The whole album is amazing.
i love it! I cant wait to see them on the 24th =]
Posted by: Crystal | Monday, June 11, 2007 at 06:25 PM
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. :]
Posted by: Anna | Saturday, June 23, 2007 at 10:34 AM
they are so fucking amazing. and gorgeous too.
Posted by: ciara | Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 10:36 AM
this album is amazing...amazing!
Posted by: ric | Sunday, July 22, 2007 at 01:41 PM
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 ...
Posted by: christina | Saturday, March 08, 2008 at 12:03 PM