Tegan and Sara's If It Was You can quickly be summed up by using a few terms from music land that everyone should be familiar with: Lilith Fair, Alanis Morissette, power pop, and hooks.
Combine all the ideas and you have Tegan and Sara.
There are acoustic moments on If It Was You; there are also full-on pop/ rock moments.
The singing is the primary focus of the album, with both sisters carrying the weight of the vocal work.
Going back to their punk roots seems to have helped, as many of the songs seem more raw than what one might expect from a formerly acoustic duo.
It seems that success is almost guaranteed for an act such as this, seeing as they've played with Ryan Adams, Neil Young, and Rufus Wainwright, and also appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman.
Not a bad offering that is sure to catch on -- as long as it can get noticed in that large bin of music labeled "lots of talent and commercial potential...we just need the right people to hear us.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Time RunningTegan and Sara | Tegan and Sara | Play | 02:08 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 2 | You Went AwayTegan and Sara | Tegan and Sara | Play | 01:57 | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| 3 | Monday Monday MondayTegan and Sara | Tegan and Sara | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | City GirlTegan and Sara | Tegan and Sara | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | Not TonightTegan and Sara | Tegan and Sara | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 6 | UnderwaterTegan and Sara | Tegan and Sara | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | I Hear NoisesTegan and Sara | Tegan and Sara | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | Living RoomTegan and Sara | Tegan and Sara | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 9 | Terrible StormTegan and Sara | Tegan and Sara | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 10 | And DarlingTegan and Sara | Tegan and Sara | Play | 01:44 | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| 11 | Want to Be BadTegan and Sara | Tegan and Sara | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 12 | Don't Confess | Tegan And Sara | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 13 | Come On Kids | Tegan And Sara | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 39 mins | 90 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 281 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Carswell | Engineer, Mixing, Multi Instruments, Producer |
| 2 | John Collins | Engineer, Mixing, Multi Instruments, Producer |
| 3 | Steve Hall | Mastering |
| 4 | Michael Ledwidge | Keyboards, Organ, Slide Guitar |
| 5 | Melanie | Photography |
| 6 | Tegan and Sara | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 7 | Sheldon Zaharko | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |