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The Con - Tegan and Sara
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80 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critics What's this?

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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 73 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Canadian twins' latest album features members of Death Cab for Cutie and AFI.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. The A.V. Club
    91
    Lyrical wallowing is almost a required element for this genre, and ultimately even The Con's failings work in its favor, providing a macro version of what the best Tegan And Sara songs do, by stumbling along recklessly, then falling together.
  2. The New York Times
    90
    Somehow The Con is even more obsessive sounding than Tegan and Sara's earlier work, and it's probably even better; it could well be one of the year's best albums.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    40
    A saddening case of brick production, paper soul--here the Quins are little more than twin airbags.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 40
  3. Negative: 3 out of 40
  1. EmD
    10
    Simply an amazing album. T+S create a nostalgically beautiful landscape with their sweet harmonies and heavenly riffs. ps. anyone notice that the majority of people who don;t like this album happen to be straight boys. (well i'm guessing that their straight) go listen to something lame like that new smashing pumpkins album. AND yes this album got higher ratings than White Stripes and Prince, because it is a better album!! Alhtough I do like the White Stripes, their latest effort was recorded in 3 weeks and the album sounds like it - very messy and ear splitting. and Prince is just some creepy jesus freak now...… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  2. VinceF
    5
    This album seems directionless and bland, with by-the-numbers songs. Perhaps with a better producer they could have turned into something magical but instead they all end up short of whatever they were trying to accomplish. "Soil, Soil" has an almost identical chorus-hook as "Hop a Plane"... Why the hell did they put them right next to each other in the track listing? And when you mix in the lyrics, which are boring at best and embarrassing most of the time you get an album that tries to turn half-finished ideas into something memorable and fails. Which stinks. Their older albums, although not totally original, sounded fresh and left you wanting to re-listen. This album is just bland. Not bad enough to make me give up hope for a next time, though!… Expand
    • 0 of 2 users said yes
  3. James
    0
    Awful music. I agree with Pitchfork this is crap tampon rock with turds for lyrics.
    • 0 of 3 users said yes

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