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
02- take me anywhere
Tegan and Sara Lyrics
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Proud just like my mother planned it
Short on all the things I don't want
Full of love and longing
Take me by the hand and tell me
You would take me anywhere
Still, cause I don't want to move a thing,
And all the things I don't want they're full
Take me by the hand and tell me
You would take me anywhere
And it goes
It's like a come on, come on to me
And it goes
It's like a come on, come on to me
You
You say you don't see any part of me
To love in all this mess
And I know you take the good
And all the bad that comes with me
The lyrics to Tegan and Sara's song 02 - take me anywhere express feelings of longing and a desire to be loved fully for who they are - messy parts and all. The song opens with the imagery of bright stars above, perhaps representing hope and possibilities beyond one's current situation. The singer reflects on their pride, which was instilled in them by their mother, and how they are short on the things they don't want. This could suggest a minimalistic lifestyle or a focus on what truly matters in life.
The refrain of the song repeatedly asks to be taken anywhere by someone who promises to love them for who they are. Despite the longing, the singer hesitates to make a move, perhaps out of fear or uncertainty. They acknowledge that there are messy parts of themselves that others may not want to accept or love.
Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of vulnerability and the universal need for acceptance and unconditional love.
Line by Line Meaning
Bright just like the stars above me
I am shining and full of positive energy, just like the stars up in the sky
Proud just like my mother planned it
I am proud of who I am and the way I am because it's how my mother raised me to be
Short on all the things I don't want
I don't have the things I don't want in life, which is a good thing
Full of love and longing
I am filled with love and a strong desire for something more
Take me by the hand and tell me
You would take me anywhere
Hold my hand and let me know that you are willing to be with me no matter where life takes us
Still, cause I don't want to move a thing,
And all the things I don't want they're full
Of love and longing
I am content with my current situation, but deep down I still long for something more and the things I don't want in life are just full of love and longing
And it goes
It's like a come on, come on to me
This situation is enticing and alluring to me, like a tempting offer I can't refuse
You
You say you don't see any part of me
To love in all this mess
You don't see any lovable qualities in me amidst all the chaos and imperfections
And I know you take the good
And all the bad that comes with me
I understand that you accept me and all my flaws, and that you are willing to be with me through the good and the bad
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: SARA KEIRSTEN QUIN, TEGAN RAIN QUIN
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