TEGAN
AND SARA – 'Love You To Death' review
Who
doesn't love TEGAN AND SARA? They continually change and develop
their sound, and consistently write incredible music regardless of
what genre their music might fall under. This new album bears more
similarity to their last album 'Heartthrob' than anything before
that, swapping dark, subtle melodies and emotion of albums like 'The
Con' for massive, bright pop songs, and as much as I miss the sound
of said album, I really can't complain because this is brilliant. The
choruses to some of these songs are so catchy it's just ridiculous;
'Faint of Heart', 'Dying to Know', and 'Stop Desire' will stick to
you very quickly, and when they do slow the pace and pull back for
the ballad '100x' (one of my faves for sure) it's just beautiful, and
shows off their perpetual capacity for writing sensitive, touching
songs. I can't really work out what's so great about the sound they
have now; it's almost like it combines the best of 80s, 90s, and
contemporary pop with their own, irresistible, distinct writing
style, but whatever it is, it's phenomenal. If you liked
'Heartthrob', this maybe doesn't quite reach the heights of that
masterpiece, but it comes very bloody close, so you should love it.
If you don't really know TEGAN AND SARA I urge you to check them out
ASAP, especially their newer stuff if you dig stuff like ROBYN,
FOXES, and METRIC, but also check out albums like 'The Con' for
something darker. Another stunning piece of work.
xox
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