![]() I know, right? What could it be!īut for now, turn the volume up and GET READY. And there’s still something that’s going to be better than all of these things combined showing up here really soon. Not only am I about to analyse each track in great detail, but you also have an opportunity to win a copy of Sainthood and have your name drawn out of Laneia’s fedora. Seriously though, this is a very exciting time in our lives. Isn’t this great!? If you’re not already jumping at the thought of hearing new Tegan & Sara songs then I’m not sure what else I can do for you. Crystal will be joining me for parts of this conversation because she has some residual feelings from writing the album review, but also because I have an epic Sara bias and someone around here has to be the voice of reason. ![]() Hello Autostraddle, this is Intern Emily! If you’re among those eagerly anticipating October 27th’s arrival (or Oct 23 if you live in Australia), the good news is that Tegan & Sara recognize our impatience and have decided to stream the entire Sainthood album on the internet RIGHT NOW! Coincidentally, I’ve prepared a track-by-track breakdown so that as you listen to the album, we can obsess together in the comments section. The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Time.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now.It’s passionate, catchy, diverse and well written which is more than you can say about a lot of the releases coming out from the punk underground these days. Yes, Tegan and Sara are the furthest thing from “punk” is a traditional sense but that does not take away from the fact that The Con is a great album. This diversity enables to listener to enjoy the album the whole way through as it doesn’t become repetitive or generic but instead each song is able to capture the listener’s attention. Nineteen and Call If Off see the vocals build constantly in intensity and explode with passion and emotion and while some songs, Dark Come Soon and Soil, Soil, are sparse and simplistic other tracks like Back In Your Head and The Con are much more complex as they encompass a heavier tone and stronger beat to them. The Con is still based around the vocal harmonies of the sisters though as each set of vocals build on top of one another. Bringing in the piano with a much stronger force than before, Tegan and Sara throw in numerous throwbacks to 80’s new wave with synths and keyboards – particularly on Are You Ten Years Ago? and Hop A Plane which is full of distorted keyboard melodies of which the main one sounds remarkably like a poppier version of the introduction to The Falcon‘s La-Z-Boy 500. While their previous release, So Jealous, was focused more on the dueling vocals and simple guitar riff, The Con sees them expanding and attempting to incorporate newer styles into their musical tool shed. ![]() Soft and melodic, The Con is a fourteen track album seeped in soaring vocal melodies with a diverse musical background to boot. While yes, their album is purely pop in construction, it is much more passionate and intelligent than most. You see, Tegan and Sara are talented and phenomenal musicians. If the music can survive by itself and the people behind it are true to their ideals then most “punks” will at least give them a chance to prove themselves and that’s why The Con will be accepted openly by many despite the fact that it is a pure pop record. That’s why a group like Meg & Dia can play acoustically on the Warped Tour without being harassed. That’s why Tegan Quinn appeared on the new Against Me! record. ![]() That’s why someone who abides by Minor Threat and Bad Brains will happily skank along to Reel Big Fish and Streetlight Manifesto. That’s why people like Greg Graffin, Chuck Ragan, Dallas Green and Tim Barry are able to break free from their revered punk acts and release solo records that are a completely opposite sound. That, in a way, is the beauty of punk and why it has evolved so much to encompass so many sounds and styles because the general idea is simply that if the music is good and the ideology is true than it’s acceptable to listen to. While they will always bitch and complain and yell “sell out” and claim that “punk” is the only acceptable style of music, they’re normally not afraid to branch out and listen to different acts. Despite what most people think, punks are relatively open minded.
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