Love You to Death (Tegan and Sara album)

Love You to Death
Studio album by Tegan and Sara
Released June 3, 2016
Genre Synthpop
Length 31:27
Label Vapor, Warner Bros.
Producer Greg Kurstin
Tegan and Sara chronology
Heartthrob
(2013)		 Love You to Death
(2016)
Singles from Love You to Death
  1. "Boyfriend"
    Released: April 8, 2016
  2. "Stop Desire"
    Released: August 25, 2016

Love You to Death is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock duo Tegan and Sara, released on June 3, 2016, on Neil Young's label Vapor Records through Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Greg Kurstin, it is the follow-up to the duo's 2013 release Heartthrob, also produced in part by Kurstin.[1] "Boyfriend" was released as the album's lead single on April 8, 2016. The same day, "U-Turn" was also released as a promotional single.

Background

It was revealed in November 2015 by Stereogum that Tegan and Sara had completed recording of the then untitled album.[2] The band announced the name of the album on their official Facebook on March 10, 2016,[3] with the official album art released the next day on their official Instagram account.[4]

Recording and production

At the Beats 1 premiere interview, Sara explained the concept behind the album's lead single "Boyfriend":[5]

As Quin explained to DJ Matt Wilkinson, the song details a love triangle she found herself in with a woman who not only hadn't dated another girl before, but was still seeing another man. "I think that's pretty relatable. Obviously, being gay, there's sort of a bit of a gender twist in the song, and I get that that sometimes doesn't seem immediately relatable to everybody, whether they're straight or whatever. But this idea, you know, that we've all been in that situation where we really like someone and we want to make it official, and they're not ready, that's what the song is about."

Release

The album became available for pre-order on iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play, and in retail stores and other music distribution platforms on April 8, 2016, and was released on June 3, 2016.

Singles

Since the album has become available for pre-order, one official single has been released from the album, titled "Boyfriend". The single first became available to listen to via Beats 1 on April 7, 2016,[6] and was available to download the next day.

The twins announced via their Instagram account that "Stop Desire" would be released as the second single from the album.

Promotional singles

"U-turn" was released as a promotional single along with "Boyfriend" on April 8, 2016 for listeners who pre-ordered the album.

"100x" was released as the second promotional single on May 6, 2016.

"Stop Desire" was released as the third and final promotional single on May 20, 2016.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
The A.V. ClubB+[8]
The Boston GlobePositive[9]
The Guardian[10]
NME[11]
Pitchfork Media7.1/10[12]
Rolling Stone[13]
Spin8/10[14]
Exclaim!8/10[15]}
ViceA–[16]

Love You to Death received highly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 78 out of 100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews" based on 24 reviews.[17] Tim Sendra of AllMusic writes: "This is pop music that is all heart all the time, and for that, the sisters deserve every accolade that comes their way."[7] Spin's Rachel Brodsky claims: "All over their eighth album, the Quins continue to demonstrate what makes them such fine songwriters."[14] Rating the album five out of five, Jordan Bassett of NME calls it a "perfectly formed record full of buoyant pop songs."[11] Exclaim!''s Ryan McNutt gave the album a positive review, calling it "another solid soundtrack for summer romances and road-trips alike".[15]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
The Guardian The Best Albums of 2016 2016
NME NME's Albums of the Year 2016 2016
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016

Track listing

Credits adapted from the iTunes pre-order listing.[22]

Love You to Death
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "That Girl"  
Greg Kurstin 2:44
2. "Faint of Heart"  
  • T. Quin
  • S. Quin
Kurstin 2:54
3. "Boyfriend"  
  • T. Quin
  • S. Quin
  • Greg Kurstin
Kurstin 2:47
4. "Dying to Know"  
Kurstin 3:37
5. "Stop Desire"  
  • T. Quin
  • S. Quin
Kurstin 3:17
6. "White Knuckles"  
  • T. Quin
  • S. Quin
Kurstin 3:18
7. "100x"  
  • T. Quin
  • S. Quin
  • Shatkin
Kurstin 3:02
8. "BWU"  
  • T. Quin
  • S. Quin
  • Kurstin
Kurstin 3:21
9. "U-Turn"  
  • T. Quin
  • S. Quin
  • Kurstin
Kurstin 2:58
10. "Hang On to the Night"  
  • T. Quin
  • S. Quin
Kurstin 3:29
Total length:
 31:27

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[23]

Musicians
Technical personnel
  • Chris Allgood — mastering assistant
  • Julian Burg — engineer
  • Chris Galland — assistant

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[25] 61
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[26] 156
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[27] 3
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[28] 18
Irish Albums (IRMA)[29] 29
UK Albums (OCC)[30] 30
US Billboard 200[31] 16

References

  1. ↑ Snapes, Laura. "How the Rest of the World Caught Up to Tegan and Sara". Buzzfeed. Buzzfeed. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ Breihan, Tom. "Tegan And Sara Finish LP8". Stereogum. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tegan and Sara - Love You to Death". Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pre-order #LoveYoutoDeath NOW on @iTunes and get Boyfriend and U-turn instantly! #LY2D". Tegan and Sara (@teganandsara). Instagram. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ Blisten, Jon. "Hear Tegan and Sara Navigate Love Triangles on New Song 'Boyfriend'". Rolling Stone. Beats 1. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  6. ↑ Carley, Brennan. "Tegan and Sara Debut 'Boyfriend' on Beats 1, Earth Rejoices". Spin. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Sendra, Tim. "Love You to Death - Tegan and Sara : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ McCown, Alex (June 3, 2016). "Tegan And Sara are hampered by the curse of being very good". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  9. ↑ Johnston, Maura (June 2, 2016). "Tegan & Sara offer sublime synthpop catharsis on 'Love You to Death'". The Boston Globe. John W. Henry. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (June 2, 2016). "Tegan and Sara: Love You to Death review – smart, confident, grown-up pop". The Guardian. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  11. 1 2 Bassett, Jordan (June 1, 2016). "Tegan & Sara - 'Love You To Death' Review". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  12. ↑ Cook, Cameron (June 8, 2016). "Tegan and Sara:Love You to Death Album Reviews Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  13. ↑ Dolan, Jon (June 3, 2016). "Indie-pop sister duo stays out on the dancefloor". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  14. 1 2 Brodsky, Rachel (May 25, 2016). "Review: Tegan and Sara Write the Pop Album They've Earned on 'Love You to Death'". Spin. Buzzmedia. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  15. 1 2 McNutt, Ryan (June 1, 2016). "Review: Tegan and Sara - 'Love You to Death'". Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  16. ↑ Christgau, Robert (September 2, 2016). "It's Britney, Bitch Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Vice. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Critic Reviews for Love You to Death". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2016". Consequence of Sound. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  19. ↑ "The Best Albums of 2016: 40-31". The Guardian. November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  20. ↑ "NME's Albums of the Year 2016". NME. November 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  21. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Paste. November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Love You to Death (iTunes Pre-order Page)". Apple. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Love You to Death - Tegan and Sara - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Tegan and Sara – Love You to Death". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Tegan and Sara – Love You to Death" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Tegan and Sara – Love You to Death" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Tegan and Sara – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Tegan and Sara. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2016. 25. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  29. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 23, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Tegan and Sara – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Tegan and Sara. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
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