Music Review: Tegan and Sara

Just picked this album up on a whim from the indie music display at target. It was up there with the two new bright eyes cds and given how much I liked them, I thought I would risk the 10 dollars and check it out. After a complete spin, I'll say that I am enjoying the album.

So Jealous marks Tegan and Sara's third album. The twin sister act from Canada are traditionally described as an indie folk band, but I think that indie pop is probably a better moniker. I don't mean that as a prejorative, So Jealous is lush with pop hooks and new wave synthesizers. Imagining Belly with a little bit of the Killers mixed in will probably give you a pretty good inclination of the sound of the record.

Tegan and Sara are probably not for everyone. While So Jealous is an album produced to be appealling to a wide audience, "their thin, squeaky voices and close harmonies can be grating to the uninitiated" (allmusic.com) as the hungry hippo immediately confirmed.

Download:
1. You Wouldn't Like Me
2. Take Me Anywhere
8. Walking with a Ghost