Crybaby (Tegan and Sara album)

Crybaby
Studio album by Tegan and Sara
Released	October 21, 2022 (2022-10-21)
Studio	Studio Litho (Seattle) Sargent Recorders (Los Angeles)
Length	40:08
Label	Mom + Pop
Producer	John Congleton Tegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara chronology
Hey, I'm Just Like You (2019) Crybaby (2022)
Singles from Crybaby
"Fucking Up What Matters" Released: April 28, 2022[1] "Yellow" Released: July 12, 2022[2] "Faded Like a Feeling" Released: August 24, 2022 "I Can't Grow Up" Released: September 27, 2022[3] "Smoking Weed Alone" Released: October 19, 2022

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
And It Don't Stop	B+[5]
The Daily Telegraph	[6]
The Line of Best Fit	7/10[7]
NME	[8]
Pitchfork	6.1/10[9]

Crybaby is the tenth studio album by Canadian indie pop duo Tegan and Sara, released via Mom + Pop Music on October 21, 2022. It is their first full-length studio album release since 2019's Hey, I'm Just Like You.[10][11][12][13]

Background

Tegan and Sara wrote the majority of the songs for the album in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

In 2021, during production and script writing for the then-upcoming TV series High School, based on their 2019 memoir of the same name, Tegan and Sara entered the studio with producer John Congleton to record demos of "I Can't Grow Up" and "All I Wanted". The songs were initially intended as standalone singles, but during the first day of recording with Congleton, the duo became inspired to pivot the one-off studio session into the creation of their tenth studio album.[15][8]

Promotion

Before the album's release, part of the song "Faded Like a Feeling" was featured in the 2022 Hulu film Crush.[16]

Tegan and Sara announced the album on July 12, 2022.[10]

On September 7, 2022, the duo appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers, where they were interviewed about their TV show High School and the then-upcoming album, Crybaby. They performed the single "Yellow" live on the show.[17]

On October 27, 2022, Tegan and Sara were musical guests on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, performing the single "I Can't Grow Up" live.[18]

Track listing

Crybaby track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Can't Grow Up"	Sara Quin Tegan Quin	3:20
2.	"All I Wanted"	T. Quin S. Quin	3:17
3.	"Fucking Up What Matters"	T. Quin S. Quin John Congleton	2:52
4.	"Yellow"	T. Quin S. Quin Congleton	3:48
5.	"Smoking Weed Alone"	T. Quin S. Quin Ossama Al Sarraf Ned Shepard	3:11
6.	"Faded Like a Feeling"	T. Quin S. Quin	3:22
7.	"I'm Okay"	T. Quin S. Quin Congleton	3:21
8.	"Pretty Shitty Time"	T. Quin S. Quin	3:29
9.	"Under My Control"	T. Quin S. Quin Congleton	3:14
10.	"This Ain't Going Well"	T. Quin S. Quin	2:58
11.	"Sometimes I See Stars"	T. Quin S. Quin Congleton	3:32
12.	"Whatever That Was"	T. Quin S. Quin Caleb Shreve Howard Redekopp	3:40
Total length:			40:08

Personnel

Tegan and Sara

• Tegan Quin – vocals, guitar, production
• Sara Quin – vocals, guitar, keyboards, sampling, production

Additional personnel

• John Congleton – production, mixing, engineering, bass, drum programming, guitar, keyboards
• Joey Waronker – drums, percussion
• Luke Reynolds – bass, guitar, keyboards
• Emily Lazar – mastering
• Chris Allgood – mastering
• Emy Storey – art direction, design, photography
• Becca McFarlane – design, photography
• Pamela Littky – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Crybaby

Chart (2022)	Peak position
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[19]	47
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[20]	24

References

1. Legaspi, Althea (April 28, 2022). "Tegan and Sara Are 'F-king Up What Matters' and Growing From It in New Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
2. Rettig, James (July 12, 2022). "Tegan and Sara Announce New Album 'Crybaby': Hear "Yellow"". Stereogum. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
3. "I Can't Grow Up". Soundcloud. September 27, 2022.
4. "Crybaby by Tegan and Sara Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
5. Christgau, Robert (January 11, 2023). "Consumer Guide: January, 2023". And It Don't Stop. Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via robertchristgau.com.
6. Kambasha, Michelle (October 21, 2022). "Arctic Monkeys get soulful, Loyle Carner gets angry – the week's best albums". The Telegraph. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
7. Heavisides, Simon (October 20, 2022). "Tegan and Sara reclaim their independence on tenth album Crybaby". Retrieved November 23, 2022.
8. Ryan, Gary (October 25, 2022). "Tegan and Sara – 'Crybaby' review: the duo's most sonically adventurous record yet". NME. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
9. D'Souza, Shaad (November 4, 2022). "Tegan and Sara: Crybaby Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
10. Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (July 12, 2022). "Tegan and Sara Announce New Album Crybaby, Share Video for New Song". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
11. "Tegan and Sara: Crybaby (Album Review)". PopMatters. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
12. Johnston, Maura (October 20, 2022). "Tegan and Sara's 'Crybaby' Is a Wild Ride". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
13. "Tegan and Sara: Crybaby – reclaiming independence while coping with change | Pop". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
14. Quin, Tegan (February 4, 2022). "The Creative Process". teganandsara.substack.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
15. Jones, Abby (October 19, 2022). "Tegan and Sara Think You're Never Too Old to Cry: Interview". Consequence. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
16. Quin, Tegan (August 25, 2022). "Eleven Things About the Faded Like a Feeling Music Video You Might Not Know!". I Think We're Alone Now. Substack. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
17. Pappis, Konstantinos (September 8, 2022). "Watch Tegan and Sara Perform 'Yellow' on 'Seth Meyers'". Our Culture. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
18. Paul, Larisha (October 28, 2022). "Watch Tegan and Sara Perform 'I Can't Grow Up' on 'Fallon'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
19. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
20. "Tegan and Sara Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2024.