Love You to Death (Tegan and Sara album)
| Love You to Death | ||||
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| Studio album by Tegan and Sara | ||||
| Released | June 3, 2016 | |||
| Length | 31:27 | |||
| Label | Vapor, Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Greg Kurstin | |||
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| Singles from Love You to Death | ||||
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Love You to Death is the upcoming eighth studio album by Canadian rock duo Tegan and Sara, set to be released on June 3, 2016 on Neil Young's label Vapor Records through Warner Bros. Records. The album is a follow-up album to the band's 2013 release Heartthrob. "Boyfriend" was released as the album's first 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.[1] The band then announced the name of the album on their official Facebook on March 10, 2016,[2] with the official album art released the next day on their official Instagram account.[3] The duo have been promoting the release of the new album using the hashtag #LY2D on social media.
Recording and Production
The album was produced by Greg Kurstin.[4]
Sara said of the album in the Beats 1 premier interview:[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, with release set for 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.
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" will be released as the second promotional single on May 6, 2016.
Track listing
Credits adapted from the iTunes pre-order listing.[7]
All songs written and composed by Greg Kurstin, Tegan Quin & Sara Quin.
| Love You to Death – Standard edition | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "That Girl" | 2:44 |
| 2. | "Faint of Heart" | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Boyfriend" | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Dying to Know" | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Stop Desire" | 3:17 |
| 6. | "White Knuckles" | 3:18 |
| 7. | "100x" | 3:02 |
| 8. | "BWU" | 3:21 |
| 9. | "U-turn" | 2:58 |
| 10. | "Hang On to the Night" | 3:29 |
Total length: |
31:27 | |
References
- ↑ Breihan, Tom. "Tegan And Sara Finish LP8". Stereogum. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "Tegan and Sara - Love You to Death". Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "Pre-order #LoveYoutoDeath NOW on @iTunes and get Boyfriend and U-turn instantly! #LY2D". Tegan and Sara (@teganandsara). Instagram. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Snapes, Laura. "How the Rest of the World Caught Up to Tegan and Sara". Buzzfeed. Buzzfeed. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ↑ Blisten, Jon. "Hear Tegan and Sara Navigate Love Triangles on New Song 'Boyfriend'". Rolling Stone. Beats 1. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Carley, Brennan. "Tegan and Sara Debut ‘Boyfriend’ on Beats 1, Earth Rejoices". Spin. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "Love You to Death (iTunes Pre-order Page)". Apple. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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