So Jealous
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| Studio album by Tegan and Sara | ||||
| Released | September 14, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, indie rock | |||
| Length | 45:41 | |||
| Label | Vapor, Sanctuary | |||
| Producer | Tegan and Sara, John Collins, David Carswell, Howard Redekopp | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100 |
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| Allmusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| Pitchfork Media | (3.4/10) |
So Jealous is the fourth studio album by Canadian duo Tegan and Sara, released on September 14, 2004. It is their third album on Vapor Records. The album went gold in Canada and was nominated for a Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year. Two singles were released, "Walking with a Ghost" and "Speak Slow", with videos for each. "Walking with a Ghost", was later covered by The White Stripes and became the title song of their EP Walking with a Ghost. The album art was created by designer EE Storey.
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 20 reviews.
Writing for Rolling Stone, Meredith Ochs praised the album for its "flashes of brilliance" and said that it probably marks the beginning of a successful career. She noted the progression from Tegan and Sara's previous "indie-folk" albums to a more "buoyant punk-pop" sound, inspired by 1980s pop. She cited "Where Does the Good Go" and "Speak Slow" as highlights.
In a review for allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album a star rating of four out of five. He described it as ambitious and lively, and called it Tegan and Sara's "most satisfying album" yet. He noted a shift in sound from their previous recordings, with what he described as "a heavy dose of new wave sensibility". He commented that although So Jealous may be more accessible to a wider audience, Tegan and Sara may still be an "acquired taste". Michael Endelman of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+ rating and noted its new wave and rock influences.
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