Tegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara are an indie pop/indie rock duo which formed in Calgary, Alberta,… Read Full Bio ↴Tegan and Sara are an indie pop/indie rock duo which formed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1995. The band consists of identical twin sisters Tegan Quin and Sara Quin (born September 19, 1980). Both sisters play the guitar and keyboards, and write their songs. They tour with a backing band and they're notorious for their stage banter.
The duo has released nine studio albums so far: Under Feet Like Ours (1999), This Business of Art (2000), If It Was You (2002), So Jealous (2004), The Con (2007), Sainthood (2009), Heartthrob (2013), Love You to Death (2016) and Hey, I'm Just Like You (2019). They also issued the live album/DVD Get Along in 2011 and their memoir High School in 2019.
Tegan and Sara initially played as Plunk in 1995, and lacked a drummer and bass player. In 1997, they used their school’s recording studio to record two demo albums: Who's in Your Band? and Play Day.
In 1998, they made an early breakthrough by winning Garage Warz Battle of the Bands, a local music competition in Calgary. Since then, the two have toured with Neil Young, Rufus Wainwright, Kaki King, The Pretenders, Ben Folds, The Killers, Rachael Cantu, Vivek Shraya, Cake, Gogol Bordello, Hot Hot Heat, Ryan Adams, Veda Hille, Little Birdy, Iron On, Little Brazil, Bryan Adams, and Weezer, and they performed a show at Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair.
They are signed to Neil Young's Vapor Records in Canada, and to Sire in the United States as their previous label, Sanctuary Records, is no longer releasing new music in the United States.
When they were competing in Garage Warz, they were known as "Sara and Tegan" because that is how their mother registered them on the competition forms. Their first album, Under Feet Like Ours, was initially released under the name "Sara and Tegan". While both twins are similarly involved in vocals and playing instruments, the singing of the lead melody usually goes to whichever twin wrote the particular song. The two hardly sang together in the recordings of their early records, but they started to more on their later records and when live.
On their 2004 album, So Jealous, the two lend their unusual voices and simple guitar riffs to power pop ballads about love and emotional, haunting songs such as "Walking With a Ghost".
The fifth album, The Con, released July 24, 2007, showed a shift in style towards darker tunes compared to the relatively upbeat indie pop of So Jealous. The singles "Back in Your Head", "The Con" and "Call It Off" were issued to support the album. The twins toured the album for over a year and a half.
Their sixth studio album, entitled Sainthood, was released on October 27th, 2009, to generally positive reviews. The album included the singles "Hell", "Alligator", "On Directing" and "Northshore".
Tegan and Sara also collaborated with many other artists, including Tiësto for the single "Feel It in My Bones" (from the album Kaleidoscope, 2009), and Morgan Page for the single "Body Work" (from the album In the Air, 2012).
"Closer", the first single from their seventh album was produced by Californian pop producer Greg Kurstin. The song was made available for download September 25, 2012. On 29 January 2013, Tegan and Sara released their seventh studio album, Heartthrob.
The duo's eighth studio album, titled Love You To Death, was released on 3 June 2016. The lead single Boyfriend was released on 8 April. Greg Kurstin returned as the producer.
On October 20, 2017, the duo released a compilation album titled Tegan and Sara Present the Con X: Covers, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of The Con. The compilation contains covers of each song performed by various artists, as well as a previously unreleased demo “Miami Still”, performed by the duo. The proceeds of the record and subsequent tour benefitted the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which raises money for self-identified women and girls in the LGBTQ community.
The duo released their memoir, High School, on 27 September 2019. It recounts their childhood and adolescence growing up in Alberta in the 1990s as well as their musical beginnings. The book debuted at number fifteen on The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction best-sellers list. Along with the book, Tegan and Sara's released their ninth studio album, Hey, I'm Just Like You, which contains re-recordings of unreleased demo songs that the duo recorded as teenagers. The record was produced by Alex Hope and is the first Tegan and Sara record produced, performed, engineered, mixed, and mastered by a team of all women. The band embarked on a US, Canada and UK tour to promote the book and album, playing mostly acoustically, reading excerpts from the book and incorporating old video footage from the band's teenage years.
The current live touring band members include Ted Gowans (guitar; 2004-present), Jasper Leak (bass; 2012-present), John Spence (keyboards; 2012-present), and Adam Christgau (drums; 2013-present). Former live touring band members include Johnny Andrews (drums; 2006-2010), Shaun Huberts (bass; 2007-2010), Dan Kelly (bass; 2007), Chris Carlson (bass; 2001-2005), Rob Chursinoff (drums; 2001-2005) and Jason McGerr (drums; 2012).
Official site: http://www.teganandsara.com
The duo has released nine studio albums so far: Under Feet Like Ours (1999), This Business of Art (2000), If It Was You (2002), So Jealous (2004), The Con (2007), Sainthood (2009), Heartthrob (2013), Love You to Death (2016) and Hey, I'm Just Like You (2019). They also issued the live album/DVD Get Along in 2011 and their memoir High School in 2019.
Tegan and Sara initially played as Plunk in 1995, and lacked a drummer and bass player. In 1997, they used their school’s recording studio to record two demo albums: Who's in Your Band? and Play Day.
In 1998, they made an early breakthrough by winning Garage Warz Battle of the Bands, a local music competition in Calgary. Since then, the two have toured with Neil Young, Rufus Wainwright, Kaki King, The Pretenders, Ben Folds, The Killers, Rachael Cantu, Vivek Shraya, Cake, Gogol Bordello, Hot Hot Heat, Ryan Adams, Veda Hille, Little Birdy, Iron On, Little Brazil, Bryan Adams, and Weezer, and they performed a show at Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair.
They are signed to Neil Young's Vapor Records in Canada, and to Sire in the United States as their previous label, Sanctuary Records, is no longer releasing new music in the United States.
When they were competing in Garage Warz, they were known as "Sara and Tegan" because that is how their mother registered them on the competition forms. Their first album, Under Feet Like Ours, was initially released under the name "Sara and Tegan". While both twins are similarly involved in vocals and playing instruments, the singing of the lead melody usually goes to whichever twin wrote the particular song. The two hardly sang together in the recordings of their early records, but they started to more on their later records and when live.
On their 2004 album, So Jealous, the two lend their unusual voices and simple guitar riffs to power pop ballads about love and emotional, haunting songs such as "Walking With a Ghost".
The fifth album, The Con, released July 24, 2007, showed a shift in style towards darker tunes compared to the relatively upbeat indie pop of So Jealous. The singles "Back in Your Head", "The Con" and "Call It Off" were issued to support the album. The twins toured the album for over a year and a half.
Their sixth studio album, entitled Sainthood, was released on October 27th, 2009, to generally positive reviews. The album included the singles "Hell", "Alligator", "On Directing" and "Northshore".
Tegan and Sara also collaborated with many other artists, including Tiësto for the single "Feel It in My Bones" (from the album Kaleidoscope, 2009), and Morgan Page for the single "Body Work" (from the album In the Air, 2012).
"Closer", the first single from their seventh album was produced by Californian pop producer Greg Kurstin. The song was made available for download September 25, 2012. On 29 January 2013, Tegan and Sara released their seventh studio album, Heartthrob.
The duo's eighth studio album, titled Love You To Death, was released on 3 June 2016. The lead single Boyfriend was released on 8 April. Greg Kurstin returned as the producer.
On October 20, 2017, the duo released a compilation album titled Tegan and Sara Present the Con X: Covers, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of The Con. The compilation contains covers of each song performed by various artists, as well as a previously unreleased demo “Miami Still”, performed by the duo. The proceeds of the record and subsequent tour benefitted the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which raises money for self-identified women and girls in the LGBTQ community.
The duo released their memoir, High School, on 27 September 2019. It recounts their childhood and adolescence growing up in Alberta in the 1990s as well as their musical beginnings. The book debuted at number fifteen on The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction best-sellers list. Along with the book, Tegan and Sara's released their ninth studio album, Hey, I'm Just Like You, which contains re-recordings of unreleased demo songs that the duo recorded as teenagers. The record was produced by Alex Hope and is the first Tegan and Sara record produced, performed, engineered, mixed, and mastered by a team of all women. The band embarked on a US, Canada and UK tour to promote the book and album, playing mostly acoustically, reading excerpts from the book and incorporating old video footage from the band's teenage years.
The current live touring band members include Ted Gowans (guitar; 2004-present), Jasper Leak (bass; 2012-present), John Spence (keyboards; 2012-present), and Adam Christgau (drums; 2013-present). Former live touring band members include Johnny Andrews (drums; 2006-2010), Shaun Huberts (bass; 2007-2010), Dan Kelly (bass; 2007), Chris Carlson (bass; 2001-2005), Rob Chursinoff (drums; 2001-2005) and Jason McGerr (drums; 2012).
Official site: http://www.teganandsara.com
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Tegan and Sara Lyrics
*Downtown If you're gonna get up You might as well get up…
- My Number Showers pounding out a new beat I trade my old shoes…
02- take me anywhere Bright just like the stars above me Proud just like my…
04. City Girl I cried so hard that you pushed me further away I…
05. Not Tonight Love pull your sore ribs in I will pull your tangles…
06 more for me Had a bad day, as bad as they come Time…
07- I won't be left I won't mistake you for problems with me And I won't…
07. I Hear Noises I am disappointed Every morning that I wake up I am…
08 clever meals They aren't desperate for love and affection They're despera…
09 this is everything Climbed up on the rainbow Just to see if I'd fall…
09. Terrible Storm There was a terrible storm And you were wearing all our…
10- speak slow You wait up for me I don't wake up for…
11 All You Got Here the lights fall just as hard A bit softer…
12 My Number Showers pounding out a new beat I trade my old shoes…
13. Fix You Up What do I, what do I, what do I need…
15 Come On Kids We were so high we thought we'd definitely die Cause we…
8. Living Room My windows look into your living room I spend the afternoon…
All I Got Here the lights fall just as hard A bit softer…
All you got Here the lights fall just as hard A bit softer…
All You Want Here the lights fall just as hard A bit softer…
Alligator Sensitive It's true Alligator tears cried over you Over you,…
And Darling Creep up and tell me that you You love me more…
Are You Ten Years Ago If you're taken I am yours I'm up and doing circles I'm…
Arrow Would you take a straight and narrow, critical look at…
B W U In a picture perfect town You are working like…
Back in Your Head Build a wall of books Between us in our bed Repeat, repeat…
Beauty "Woke up with beauty in my bed And isn't it sad How…
Bet It Stung I know you plan out Everything that you want to say I…
Body Work ft. Tegan and Sara I still wanna see you tonight Will you be around? I still…
Boyfriend Tell you that I love you, that I can't hold…
Buried Alive She said she'd live her life more wisely And so I…
Burn Your Life Down Tell me that you know another way to get it…
Bye!! We just wanna talk, that's all Okay, say bye Bye…
Call It Off I won't regret saying this This thing that I'm saying Is it…
Celebration That stream the angels like at first You're a threat and…
City Girl I cried so hard that you pushed me further away I…
Clever Meals They aren't desperate for love and affection They're despera…
Closer All I want to get is A little bit closer All I…
Come On Dark, you can't come soon enough for me Saved, from one…
Come On Kids We were so high we thought we'd definitely die Cause we…
Dancing in the Dark I get up in the evening And I ain't got nothing…
Dark Come Soon Dark, you can't come soon enough for me Saved, from one…
Days and Days It must be something in the way you walk It must…
Divided Go downtown to catch the early movie. The shows are…
Don Here when you need it Take it all, like you do My…
Don't be Cruel "what you don't know is that i love the way…
Don't Confess Don't think I'll confess Why would I confess that I? Don't t…
Don't Find Another Love Wont you tell me what you want from me Don't you…
Don't Rush Don't block bad idea You've been so good I hear Don't rush D…
Dont Confess Don't think I'll confess Why would I confess that I? Don't t…
Don’t Rush Don't block, bad idea, You've been so good I hear, Don't r…
Downtown If you're gonna get up You might as well get up…
Drove Me Wild When I think of you, I think of your skin Golden…
Empty in Between You wear that superstar status on your shoulder Don't worry …
Everything I Want When I had you to myself, I didn't want you…
Everything Is AWESOME Climbed up on the rainbow Just to see if I'd fall…
Faded Like A Feeling When we met I worried that You and me sparked too…
Faint of Heart Feel your breath on the back of my neck Back of…
falling asleep "Falling asleep I'm falling asleep in your arms I'm fallin…
Feel It in My Bones Blow by blow I didn't see it coming Blow by blow Sucker Punc…
Fix You Up What do I, what do I, what do I need…
Floorplan I want to draw you a floor plan Of my…
Freedom Shoulders of perfection Let them drag you Straight across …
Frozen It's not far to go it's not far at all…
Give Chase Those windows, these eyes Don’t worry, I won’t cry/pry/figh…
Goodbye Goodbye I don't wanna Feel the need To hear your voice Good…
Guilty as Charged Guilty as charged, you were on my mind Try as I…
Hang on to the Night Hang on to the night Watching each day pass you Hang on…
Hear Noises I am disappointed Every morning that I wake up I am…
Heavy An angel kissed my strings While I slept last night And he…
Hell No I'm not ready for big bad step in the…
Hello Hello Lord, it's me your child I have a few…
Here I Am Right now, I feel so winded Thinkin' that one day, we'll…
Hop A Plane I took the train back Back to where I came from I…
How Come You Don I can't say that I'm sorry, getting so ahead of…
How come you don’t want me I can’t say that I’m sorry, came so ahead of…
Hype One time in your life You've got the route in…
I From hundreds of miles you cry like a baby You plead…
I Bet It Stung I know you plan out Everything that you want to say I…
I Can So move, yeah move So move, yeah move I've got nowhere to…
I Can’t Take It So move, yeah move So move, yeah move I've got no where…
I Couldn Does your heart ache when you get around me? Does your…
I Hear Noises I am disappointed Every morning that I wake up I am…
I Know I Know I Know I'm dragging you down with back-flips Do you even care? Keep…
I Run Empty Lean these pictures up against the wall Won't remain in this…
I Take All The Blame Grass to my knees Give them hope And new joints Bend and …
I Was a Fool Do you remember I searched you out? How I climbed your…
I Was Married I married in the sun (tell me where, tell me…
I Won I won't mistake you for problems with me And I won't…
I Won’t Be Left I won't mistake you for problems with me I won't let…
I'm Not Your Hero Standing where I am now, standing up at all I was…
I've Got You Here the lights fall just as hard A bit softer…
In Your Room Build a wall of books between us in our bed Repeat,…
Infamous West Coast has got me screaming They've got me by…
It Was Midnight It was midnight Your hand was in mine All eyes were on…
I’m Not Your Hero Standing where I am now, standing up at all I was…
Just Me Locked myself into being you It seemed easier than finding …
Knife Going In If I don't recover Sell this house and find Something lost o…
La Le La La La le la la, la la le la la La le…
Light Up What would I do differently With two kids on my hip Let…
Like O Like H When I was eight I was sure I was growing nerves Like…
Living Room My windows look into your living room I spend the afternoon…
Love They Say First time I saw your face I knew I was…
Love Type Thing My shirt tucked out And your hands tucked in When dark thing…
Missing You Threw out believable yesterday. I delayed a stutter that was…
Monday Monday Monday This week or last week I don't really care about it…
More For Me Had a bad day, as bad as they come Time…
My Number Showers pounding out a new beat I trade my old shoes…
Night Watch I've got grounds for divorce it's in my blood this divorce I…
Nineteen I felt you in my legs Before I ever met you And…
Northshore Don't bend Don't blink Don't beg Don't scream Don't whine Do…
Not Tonight Love pull your sore ribs in I will pull your tangles…
Not With You I can't believe I've let you in And now here…
Now I Stay You'll leave me in the morning anyway My heart You'll c…
On Directing You're directing me Your eyes focused like a microscope Get …
One Month One month to the day That you said That you'd never…
One Second I cram it in I try my best to scream And when…
Our Trees there is mass confusion in the forest i heard about it…
Painting Songs It must be something in the way you walk It must…
Paperback Head You have to become what you fancy Paperback head, you get…
Plunk Song granted that I'm so often layered I'm wired overcome overd…
Proud Freedom and blood I make my mark and fight for…
Rebel Rebel Anything we should know about your change? -- Doo doo…
Red Belt When you think nothing could be further from the truth When…
Relief Next To Me I miss you now I guess like I should have missed…
Sentimental Tune You In a simple gray coat In a simple white room Now yo…
Sheets Remove us from the scene of the crime I can't help…
Shock To Your System You seem like you're so restless, young at heart Who gave…
So Jealous I don't wanna be Part of the problem I try so hard To…
Soil Oh, and I'm feeling directionless, yes But that's to be expe…
sojealous I don't want to be Part of the problem I try so…
Someday Sit and watch, my TV set What is on, will make…
Speak Slow You wait up for me, I don't wake up for…
Star Money Homemade hugs and blanketed kisses And then they tell me…
Stop Desire I keep denying, begging for attention Dropping hints, hoping…
Superstar Dignified in what she does when she sings The smile that…
Take Me Anywhere Bright, just like the stars above me Proud, just like my…
Terrible Storm There was a terrible storm And you were wearing all our…
That Girl Sick and tired of things getting tough Never gonna be enough…
The Con I listened in Yes, I'm guilty of this, you should know…
The Cure Begging like you might take order in your own hands I…
The First Stand up sit down, baby Gonna be a formal dressdown hey…
The Ocean When you wake, what is it that you think of…
There's Still Time There's a war inside of me Do I cause new heartbreak…
They're waiting for you He'll shop another day, in other ways Since she's wasted he…
This Is Everything Climbed up on the rainbow Just to see if I'd fall…
Time Running I could see you ten or twelve times a day I…
Trouble I got trouble, oh yeah I got trouble, oh yeah I don't…
Turnpike Ghost I want to live like I did back then With the…
Underwater Underwater I wrote drowning I use to be such good,…
Video Hot inside like a middle school kid Flip the screen of…
Wake Up Exhausted I wake up exhausted, it's not mornin' It's back to sleep…
Walking With a Ghost No matter which way you go No matter which way you…
Walking With The Ghost No matter which way you go No matter which way you…
Want To Be Bad Your crowbar swung Through the, the restaurant More like a p…
We Didn't Do It We didn't do it for the money We didn't do it…
We Didn’t Do It We didn't do it for the money I don't know why We…
Welcome Home the sun's rays don't bother me no they cast down…
When I Get Up I don't need company In the company of you And I…
When You Were Mine Maybe you got soft Flew out the door on the breeze Maybe…
Where Does the Good Go Where do you go with your broken heart in tow? And…
White Knuckles My life tethered like Like a twin or a son Scared to…
Wrists Oh, my wrists are weak But if I could lift your…
You Went Away I'm complicated, I was raised by icons Touched by saints, st…
You Wouldn There's a war inside of me Do I cause new heartbreak…
You Wouldn't Like Me There's a war inside of me Do I cause new heartbreak…
Your Love we all got somebody we love we don't got a lot…