Album
The Con
2007 · Rock
17 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Con is an Alt/Indie album by Tegan and Sara, originally released in 2007. On Gatefold: 15 pressings tracked, owned by 17 collectors.
About
Their acclaimed 2007 album <i>The Con</i> was a departure point for Tegan and Sara. Before that, the identical twin sisters were known for their indie-folk and acoustic punk songs. But <i>The Con</i> found them playing more electric guitars and employing the bass skills of Weezer’s Matt Sharp, along with Kaki King on lap steel and Death Cab drummer Jason McGerr. Though this plugging-in didn’t garner real backlash from fans, Tegan and Sara have now dug into their demo vault to unearth stripped-down versions of songs from <i>The Con</i>, sequenced in the same order as the original album. “I Was Married” opens with minimal accompaniment, letting the sisters’ airtight blood harmonies take center stage. “Relief Next to Me” follows with a similar intimacy that gives listeners a fly-on-the-wall perspective of what it might be like to eavesdrop on Tegan and Sara’s home recordings. In its bare-bones form, the title track plays with a rawness in emotional intensity that gets a little buried in the finished recording.
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Tracklist
- 1I Was Married1:32
- 2Relief Next To Me3:00
- 3The Con3:29
- 4Knife Going In2:09
- 5Are You Ten Years Ago3:17
- 6Back In Your Head3:00
- 7Hop A Plane1:49
- 8Soil, Soil1:23
- 9Burn Your Life Down2:22
- 10Nineteen2:56
- 11Floorplan3:37
- 12Like O, Like H2:39
- 13Dark Come Soon3:07
- 14Call It Off2:21
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- brittle
- yearning
- confessional
Officially released on cd and download in the UK on 18.02.08.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Tegan QuinGUITAR, VOCALS GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS GUITAR, PIANO, VOCALS
- Chris WallaBASS GUITAR GUITAR, ORGAN, SHAKER
- Hunter BurganBASS
- Jason McGerrDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION PERCUSSION
- Kaki KingGUITAR LAP STEEL GUITAR STEEL GUITAR
- Matt SharpBASS
- Sara QuinGUITAR, KEYBOARDS, PIANO, VOCALS GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS
- Ted GowansGUITAR GUITAR, KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS
17 collectors on Gatefold own this · 15 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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