The Con
by Tegan And Sara

Album
The Con by Tegan And Sara
Year: 2007
Release date: 2007-07-24
Overall rank: 2,465th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 123 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2007 (41st)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (404th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,465th)

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The Con is ranked as the best album by Tegan And Sara.

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- This album (2,465th)
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Overall rank: 2,465th | 2000s rank: 404th | 2007 rank: 41st  Overall chart history
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76/100 (from 123 votes)
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The Con forum mentions

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From BestEverAlbums 08/13/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5403): By sunnydhamm
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by sunnydhamm () 1. by (2015) 2. by (2010) 4. by (2016) 5. by (2005) 6. by by (1988) 8. by (2007) 9. by (1979) 10. by (2009) 11. (2018) 12. by (2016) 13. by (2021) 14. by by by (2000) 17. by (2007) 18. by by by (2007) 21. by by (2000) 23.…”
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“The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…”
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From 07/16/2012 14:20 | #46533 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
They added a lot of new wave and volume to "so jealous" that wasn't there on "if it was you", but the hooks were slightly lost in the process. "The Con" represents the best of their last 2 albums, with all the quick-to-the-point hooks of "if it was you" and the attitude and energy of "so jealous" melded in one. No second is wasted to dawdle. Every minute is an energetic ode to the forlorn and sexually repressed (woman).
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From 04/29/2019 23:31 | #235649 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Perhaps the album where it was finally clear who was Tegan and who was Sara. The heart on it's sleeve indie-rock rush contrasting with the more tightly-coiled and layered introspective electro-coustic numbers makes for a somewhat schizophrenic pop album, but multiple listens realizes that it's the album's strength, not it's weakness.
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From 06/19/2012 00:08 | #44699 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Their most consistant album.
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From 08/19/2012 06:03 | #48832 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
One of 2007's best surprises. A strange, beguiling experience where the Quinn sisters became a schrizophenic whole, moving from pretty direct songwriting to darker, challenging, less immediately conclusive tunes
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From 07/11/2013 02:38 | #81034 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This album hits me to the core of my soul. Just awesome!
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