Quick Hit - Tegan & Sara
I’ve been a Tegan & Sara fan since their earliest national tours. I saw them play Regina’s Exchange stage three times before Canada, Neil Young, and David Letterman decided they were awesome. I’ve lent out my copy of their first album to roughly as many people as I know.
So yeah, I’m buying their new album, released Tuesday. That goes without saying. You probably should to.
They’ve come a lot way from the alt-folk sound that Hawksley Workman helped them shape on their first major label release and Sainthood is about as stark an example of that as they’ve released. It caught me a little off-guard for a few reasons, not the least of which is that Tegan has apparently turned into a disciple of Matt Skiba.
See, the lead single off Sainthood is “Hell,” a song not only using one of Skiba’s favourite lyrical foils as its title but also a chord structure, melody, and arrangement that could be taken from his songbook as well (minus the album-permeating keys). Maybe not directly mind you, but there could definitely be some inspiration happening here. Considering she enlisted AFI’s Hunter Burgan to play on the Con and dueted with Tom Gabel and Against Me!, I think we’re getting another glimpse into her iPod.
Anyway, pick up the new album. It has plenty of synths and is power-poplicious.
Visit the girls’ web store portal page to access to sales information for your region. Commerce! iTunes is a thing too.
