Love You to Death | ||||
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Studio album by Tegan and Sara | ||||
Released | June 3, 2016 | |||
Genre | Synthpop | |||
Length | 31:27 | |||
Label | Vapor, Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Greg Kurstin | |||
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Singles from Love You to Death | ||||
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
The A.V. Club | B+ |
The Boston Globe | Positive |
The Guardian | |
NME | |
Pitchfork Media | 7.1/10 |
Rolling Stone | |
Spin | 8/10 |
Exclaim! | 8/10} |
Vice | A– |
Love You to Death is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock duo Tegan and Sara, released on June 3, 2016, on Neil Young's label Vapor Records through Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Greg Kurstin, it is the follow-up to the duo's 2013 release Heartthrob, also produced in part by Kurstin. "Boyfriend" was released as the album's lead single on April 8, 2016. The same day, "U-Turn" was also released as a promotional single.
It was revealed in November 2015 by Stereogum that Tegan and Sara had completed recording of the then untitled album. The band announced the name of the album on their official Facebook on March 10, 2016, with the official album art released the next day on their official Instagram account.
At the Beats 1 premiere interview, Sara explained the concept behind the album's lead single "Boyfriend":
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."
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, and was released on June 3, 2016.
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, and was available to download the next day.