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		<title>Sainthood by Tegan and Sara</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Tegan and Sara have proven time and time again that their success as musicians and identity as a band extends beyond the novelty of watching identical lesbian twins perform unspeakable deeds.
However, while albums So Jealous and The Con helped establish the sister act as bonafide Indie Pop contenders, latest effort Sainthood (produced by Chris Walla [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-indent: 10px; margin: 0px 10px;" align="justify"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Tegan and Sara have proven time and time again that their success as musicians and identity as a band extends beyond the novelty of watching identical lesbian twins perform unspeakable deeds.</span></p>
<p style="text-indent: 10px; margin: 0px 10px;" align="justify"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">However, while albums <em>So Jealous</em> and <em>The Con</em> helped establish the sister act as bonafide Indie Pop contenders, latest effort <em>Sainthood</em> (produced by Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie fame) does little to advance their cause.</span></p>
<p style="text-indent: 10px; margin: 0px 10px;" align="justify"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">A smitten Sara struggles to maintain her composure (“Make those eyes at me/I lose my grip, I lose my focus.”) on the impossibly adorable “<a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPZ0_jxleUc" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff0000;">On Directing</span></a>”, whose glittering Pop vibrancy is ultimately dulled by its own Post-Punk disillusionment.</span></p>
<p style="text-indent: 10px; margin: 0px 10px;" align="justify"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Catchy as the “<a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O24xYJq_kg" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff0000;">The Cure</span></a>” may be, the song suffers from its stale lyrics and a fairly generic melody that ironically sounds like a bizarre mash-up of “<a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxkYVIcVIaU" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Friday I’m In Love</span></a>” and “<a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5StFADI9NM" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Just Like Heaven</span></a>”.</span></p>
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