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Tegan & Sara: The Con CD
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The Con: Special Edition [CD & DVD] [PA] - CD - Tegan and Sara
Rolling Stone (p.90) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he focus is the singer's feelings, examined rather than indulged. Tune seekers will admire many of these songs..."Spin (p.109) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The album peaks with the bouncy, piano-driven 'Back in Your Head' and the Cars-esque 'Hop a Plane'..."Uncut (p.65) - "[V]ocalists Tegan and Sara are back with THE CON, a collection of angsty, catchy pop..."Uncut (p.109) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[They] fairly blaze through THE CON's 14 compact, supercharged...
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TEGAN & SARA The Con (2008 UK 14-track CD album - Co-produced with Death Cab For Cutie guitarist Chris Walla, 'The Con' finds the twins on captivating form throughout a set that focuses on angsty, literate lyrics married to infectious new wave pop; the single 'The Con' is a great example of their sound being punchy, insistent & immediate, with other highlights including the opener 'I Was Married', the addictive hook of 'Back In Your Head' and the pure melody of 'Hop A Plane').
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1. I Was Married 1:32 2. Relief Next to Me 3:00 3. The Con 3:29 4. Knife Going In 2:09 5. Are You Ten Years Ago 3:17 6. Back in Your Head 3:00 7. Hop a Plane 1:49 8. Soil, Soil 1:22 9. Burn Your Life Down 2:22 10. Nineteen 2:56 11. Floorplan 3:37 12. Like O, Like H 2:39 13. Dark Come Soon 3:07 14. Call It Off 2:21
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Although identical twin sisters Tegan and Sara Quin first appeared in the music scene in the late '90s playing the kind of folk-rock and folk-punk more associated with other Lilith Fair (in which they participated) artists of the time, by the time 2007 rolled around they had moved into much poppier territory. It was a progression, to be sure, from This Business of Art to their fourth Vapor full-length -- one that can be heard in the time spent on production, the louder guitars -- but that still may...
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Rolling Stone (p.90) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he focus is the singer's feelings, examined rather than indulged. Tune seekers will admire many of these songs..."Spin (p.109) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The album peaks with the bouncy, piano-driven 'Back in Your Head' and the Cars-esque 'Hop a Plane'..."Uncut (p.65) - "[V]ocalists Tegan and Sara are back with THE CON, a collection of angsty, catchy pop..."Uncut (p.109) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[They] fairly blaze through THE CON's 14 compact, supercharged...
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Tegan & Sara : The Con
Track Listing: 1. I Was Married 2. Relief Next To Me 3. The Con 4. Knife Going In 5. Are You Ten Years Ago 6. Back In Your Head 7. Hop a Plane 8. Soil, Soil 9. Burn Your Life Down 10. Nineteen 11. Floorplan 12. Like O, Like H 13. Dark Come Soon 14. Call It Off
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Notes: Tegan and Sara: Tegan Quin, Sara Quin (vocals, guitar). Additional personnel: Hunter Burgan, Matt Sharp (bass guitar); Jason McGerr (drums). After several years spent perpetually bubbling under as the next big thing, Canadian identical twin sisters Tegan and Sara make their first foray onto the mainstream stage with the self-assured THE CON. Filing away some of the duo's more overtly indie-rock edges while keeping well away from glossy slickness, THE CON is a big, bright-sounding album with...
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With The Con , singer-song writer guitarist identical twins Tegan And Sara Quin build on their breakthrough success of 2004’s So Jealous— one of Rolling Stone’s 50 Best Albums Of The Year and Juno-nominated for Best Alternative Album. Eighteen months of touring followed, including shows with The Killers. At the same time, their track “ Walking With A Ghost ” was ubiquitous, and was covered by The White Stripes. The Con , co-produced by Death Cab For Cutie’s Chris Walla, marks the most mature...
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