New Music Video! The Con, by Tegan and Sara
Okay, I just realised something…some of my favorite musical artists I find from “Grey’s Anaotmy.” (Maybe I watch too much tv? Oh, btw – how great was Grey’s last night!?)
Last year I started actually looking up some of these amazing songs that I would hear on GA, and I found that I really liked the artists! My first find was Brandi Carlile, whom I talk about constantly. The other group I’ve discovered I like is Tegan and Sara.
Tegan and Sara are twins from Calgary, Alberta. This song, “The Con” comes off of an album by the same name. This marks their 5th album.
Rolling Stone reviewed their latest album here:
As lesbians who never reference their oppression or even their sexuality, Tegan and Sara don’t have men to lash out at, put up with or gripe about. This may be why their uncommonly detailed love songs are so short on drama – a riddle worth pondering, because their keyboard-heavy, New Wave-ish music is also uncommonly catchy. When Sara changes up a chorus with a melodically climactic “But I promise this/I won’t go my whole life/Telling you I don’t need,” or Tegan caps a verse with a hook that goes, “All I need to hear is that you’re not mine,” your musical impulse is to empathize, if not identify. But the objects of their romantic ambivalence remain distant – the focus is the singer’s feelings, examined rather than indulged. Tune seekers will admire many of these songs – “The Con,” “Nineteen,” “Back in Your Head,” “Like O, Like H.”
Check it out, tell me what you think!
Can’t see the video? Try this link!
October 19th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
adore Tegan and Sara! It was the first thing me and my BF found we had in common! It was years ago and i never knew anyone else who had even heard of them. I was in his truck and it came on thru his Ipod…a magical little moment! Turned out we were both obsessed with them. Hehe, we still joke that we will name our first born Tegan!
October 19th, 2007 at 9:58 pm
Honestly, I don’t really care for them. But this is the first song of theirs that I’ve ever heard–maybe they’ll grow on me with time
I like these music posts, though. Keep them up!
October 20th, 2007 at 7:57 am
I loveeeee them! I just saw them in concert this week
:) Their opening band is from New York and their music was featured on this week’s Grey’s anatomy episode (the first song in the show). They’re another good band to check out!!
October 20th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
I love Tegan and Sara. My son bought me their last CD for Christmas and it never leaves my car. Well, it did long enough to upload it to my computer. LOL…They have a very unique sound. My favorite song is I know, I know, I know and of course, Where does the good go. Thanks for the post Jocelyn! I can’t wait for this to hit the shelves!
October 20th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
I have discovered great music on Grey’s too, as well as Nip/Tuck!
October 22nd, 2007 at 12:26 pm
Love love love tegan & sara!! One of my fav songs is “Where does the Good Go?”
November 10th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Where does the Good Go is also my fav song ! but all the songs in their album” So Jealous” are awesome, really, and their new album, The con is also great !