Love You to Death

Tegan and Sara - Love You to Death
Critic Score
Based on 33 reviews
2016 Ratings: #148 / 1004
User Score
Based on 189 ratings
2016 Rank: #581
Liked by 7 people
June 3, 2016 / Release Date
LP / Format
Warner / Label
Synthpop, Pop / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
NME
Eight albums into their career, Canadian twins Tegan and Sara have made their definitive record.
85
The 405
As a complete novice to the subject of Tegan & Sara, yet one well acquainted with the genre of pop, I firmly believe the Quin sisters have crafted one of the finest, most concise collection of synth-pop of 2016.
83
A.V. Club

Love You To Death digs even deeper into throwback electro-pop. It’s very good, but it’s also a little predictable.

80
FasterLouder

The overarching feeling here is confidence – the result of a band that threw themselves off a cliff and found a net hanging just below.

80
Clash

If you like your pop with a bit more bite to it, then Tegan and Sara are everything you’re looking for.

80
The Guardian

Indeed, for all Tegan and Sara’s adoption by the queens of teen pop, Love You to Death feels like a distinctly grownup album, unafraid to explore nuanced, mature themes.

80
Drowned in Sound
Tegan and Sara have reached the end of a thorny, awkward path to pop perfection. Those years of uncertainty have only sweetened the realisation.
80
The Line of Best Fit

They’re an important band with voices that deserve to be heard, and Love You To Death might well be the album that lifts them into the pop stratosphere.

80
SPIN

If Heartthrob was a test to see if T&S could fill stadiums and hold their own against Taylor Swift or Katy Perry, then Love You to Death considers it passed with flying colors.

80
AllMusic

Their honesty and intelligence shine through at all times, and they take the sublime parts of the modern pop landscape, while giving no time to the ridiculous. Like Heartthrob, this is pop music that is all heart all the time, and for that, the sisters deserve every accolade that comes their way.

80
musicOMH

Love You To Death is an album full of intelligent, sensitive pop songs, and at a time when the watermark for such music is pretty high anyway, it really does stand out from the crowd.

75
Consequence of Sound
These are tight pop cuts that pack a swift punch before disappearing in a cloud of glitter confetti, showcasing ’90s keyboard sounds and drum machine beats.
71
Pitchfork

At their best, they boil down love songs to their purest, aching essence, capturing complicated emotions in economical, less-is-more lyrical strokes.

70
Exclaim!

The record does play a bit like a return trip through familiar terrain, but for the most part, Love You to Death finds Tegan and Sara offering another solid soundtrack for summer romances and road-trips alike.

70
PopMatters

Despite these obligatory comparisons to their 2013 effort, though, Love You to Death is ultimately its own beast, one that finds Tegan and Sara working effectively with confessional songwriting and further developing their enthusiasm for synthpop’s visceral pleasures.

60
Rolling Stone
The songs here don't quite hit the same level of high-gloss overdrive they managed last time out, a problem for a band that prizes songwriting over the kind of vocal gymnastics that can turn a so-so synth-pop tune into an uncorked geyser of catharsis.
60
The Skinny

This should be a home run: fist-pumping lyrics sung with their distinctive call-and-response harmonies, hit-machine bridges‘n’breakdowns, the works. But Tegan and Sara colour inside the lines a little too much for their latest to really zing.

60
NOW Magazine

When they stop aiming for catchiness and instead get real about relationships, LYTD sparkles.

60
Under the Radar

Love You's sticky problem is the same one that plagues all but the Thriller/Purple Rain-iest of pop records, and it's that everything that comes between the hits sounds like filler in comparison.

43
Pretty Much Amazing
I’m a fan of what Tegan and Sara stand for as a band (the indie sphere always needs and has needed more LGBT artists, female artists, and/or LGBT female artists), but I can’t get behind any of the music they’re presenting here.
vivi
88

This feels like an extra set of tracks to "Heartthrob" in a way. It has the same style which I love, and it is almost just as good as their previous work. The production here is amazing and I like the vocals too. Everything is well put together and the pacing is great. Very upbeat and cheerful album which I love.

And yeah, wow, the fact they can sound this consistent 8 albums into their music career is quite impressive. This is a really solid album, but I did like their previous ... read more

La_petite_mort
71

El pop de masas debe escribirse así. Directo, fugaz, en ocasiones algo refinado. Buen LP.

distraughtonaut
88

Looking back, I think this is one of my favorite albums as a whole. All of the tracks are extremely good, and work together in a way I can't really explain. This was my first exposure to Tegan and Sara, and really this style of music, and I continue to enjoy it to this day. Hope to get this on vinyl one day, and to hear what the duo come up with next!

ilikejackwhite
43

Never get into this album sadly

vivi
88

This feels like an extra set of tracks to "Heartthrob" in a way. It has the same style which I love, and it is almost just as good as their previous work. The production here is amazing and I like the vocals too. Everything is well put together and the pacing is great. Very upbeat and cheerful album which I love.

And yeah, wow, the fact they can sound this consistent 8 albums into their music career is quite impressive. This is a really solid album, but I did like their previous ... read more

LucyStarlight
100

better than E MO TION

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Track List

1That Girl
2:44
46
2Faint of Heart
2:54
56
3Boyfriend
2:47
87
4Dying to Know
3:37
64
5Stop Desire
3:17
100
6White Knuckles
3:18
64
7100x
3:02
54
8BWU
3:21
70
9U-Turn
2:58
73
10Hang on to the Night
3:29
86
Total Length: 31 minutes
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Added on: March 10, 2016