My relationship with Tegan and Sara began six years ago. I must have read about them in a magazine and I'm sure the article started with "Twins. Canadian. Gay" as that seemed to be the norm for writing a review about them. I didn't immediately rush to my local music store to buy their music, rather, I went through a few fan reviews of their live shows. Their first two albums were a bit hard to get so I just listened to live bootlegs of their shows. They seemed funny enough but I was really trying to stay away from folk-ish pop music. They released If It was You and I got confused. Were they the same girls that sung "Proud" and "My Number?" The new album was catchy enough. They dropped their accoustic guitars and had a much louder and fresher sound. I still had a hard time figuring out who was singing what song. All along I kept asking myself, would I have listened to them if they were not gay? Their first albums didn't make much of an impression but I went back. The same goes for The Indigo Girls (hey, don't groan), would I have had my mini obsession many many years ago if they were not women loving women? When my 10th grade teacher played their music in my Lit class, besides their great harmonies, I thought they were just another band.

With Tegan and Sara's new album, I didn't immediately love it. I'm not sure what I was looking for but when I listened to "I Was Married" I cringed a little. I had gotten so used to their So Jealous sound that almost shunned the new album altogether. The Con was a grower album for sure. Sara's songs are so layered that I end up picking new musical phrases each time I listen to her songs on my new headphones. And Tegan's in your face songs are surprisingly relatable which is why I chose "Soil, Soil" as my Music & Lyrics pick this week. It's short, honest, genuine and gets to the point.



Oh and I'm feeling directionless, yes
But that's to be expected and I know that best
And in creeps the morning and another day's lost
You've just written one dream and I reply fast

All you need to save me
All you need to save me

Call
And I'll be curled on the
floor hiding out from it all
And I won't take
Any another call

I feel like a fool so I'm going to stop troubling you
Buried in my yard a letter to send to you
And if I forget or God forbid die too soon
Hope that you'll hear me know that I wrote to you

All you need to say to me
all you need to say to me

Call
And I'll be curled on the
floor hiding out from it all
And I won't take
Any another call

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