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
Don’t Rush
Tegan and Sara Lyrics
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You've been so good I hear,
Don't rush.
Don't move, bad idea,
You've been so still, I'm here for you
Don't rush.
One way or another,
I'll find my way to cover,
Sing to find my,
One way my lovely other
They find restless cover,
You sing to another,
Sing to find your
Don't leave, bad idea,
You've been so far so long,
Don't rush.
Don't run, bad idea,
You move so fast,
I need to rush.
One way or another,
I'll find my way to cover,
I sing to find my other,
Sing to find my
One way my lovely other,
They find restless cover,
You sing to another,
Sing to find your
One way or another,
I'll find my way to cover,
I'd love to find my other,
Love to find you,
One way my lovely other,
They'll find restless cover,
You've loved so many others,
One way to erase bad ideas,
Well I won't see you once you arrive.
One way to escape bad ideas,
Well I won't cry to you, not that you would mind.
One way to erase bad ideas,
Well I won't see you once you arrive.
One way to escape bad ideas,
Well I won't cry to you, not that you would mind.
One way or another,
I'll find my way to cover,
I sing to find my other,
Sing to find my
One way my lovely other,
They find restless cover,
You sing to another,
Sing to find your
One way or another,
I'll find my way to cover,
I'd love to find my other,
Love to find you
One way my lovely other,
They'll restless cover,
You've loved so many others
In Tegan and Sara's song Don't Rush, the singer seems to be advising someone against making hasty decisions: "Don't block, bad idea...Don't move, bad idea...Don't leave...Don't run." The singer acknowledges that the person they're speaking to has been good/still/far so long, presumably suggesting that they should take their time rather than rushing into something. The repetition of "One way or another, I'll find my way to cover" could suggest that the singer is trying to reassure themselves that even if this person doesn't end up with them, they'll still be okay. However, the line "I'd love to find my other/Love to find you" also implies that the singer wants this person to choose them.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't block, bad idea,
It's not a good idea to block me, let me in.
You've been so good I hear,
I've heard that you've been doing well and I don't want to spoil it.
Don't rush.
Let's take things slowly and not rush.
Don't move, bad idea,
It's a bad idea for you to move, stay right where you are.
You've been so still, I'm here for you
I'm here for you and I appreciate that you've been still.
One way or another,
Somehow, in some way...
I'll find my way to cover,
I'll find a way to conceal my true feelings.
I sing to find my other,
I use music to search for the person who completes me.
Sing to find my,
I find my true self through singing.
One way my lovely other
The person who completes me will come in just one way.
They find restless cover,
They try to hide their true self.
You sing to another,
You search for your true self through someone else.
Sing to find your,
You find your true self through singing.
Don't leave, bad idea,
Don't leave, it's not a good idea.
You've been so far so long,
It feels like you've been gone for a long time.
Don't rush.
Let's take things slowly and not rush.
Don't run, bad idea,
It's a bad idea for you to run away, stay here.
You move so fast,
You're moving too fast, and I can't keep up.
I need to rush.
I need to speed up and catch up with you.
One way or another,
Somehow, in some way...
I'll find my way to cover,
I'll find a way to conceal my true feelings.
I sing to find my other,
I use music to search for the person who completes me.
Sing to find my
I find my true self through singing.
One way my lovely other,
The person who completes me will come in just one way.
They find restless cover,
They try to hide their true self.
You sing to another,
You search for your true self through someone else.
Sing to find your,
You find your true self through singing.
One way or another,
Somehow, in some way...
I'll find my way to cover,
I'll find a way to conceal my true feelings.
I'd love to find my other,
I really want to find the person who completes me.
Love to find you,
I want to find you specifically.
One way my lovely other,
The person who completes me will come in just one way.
They'll restless cover,
They try to hide their true self.
You've loved so many others,
You have loved many people before but I want to be the one you love.
One way to erase bad ideas,
We can get rid of bad ideas.
Well I won't see you once you arrive.
Once you're here, I won't avoid you.
One way to escape bad ideas,
We can avoid bad ideas together.
Well I won't cry to you, not that you would mind.
I won't share my sadness with you because I don't think you would care.
One way to erase bad ideas,
We can get rid of bad ideas.
Well I won't see you once you arrive.
Once you're here, I won't avoid you.
One way to escape bad ideas,
We can avoid bad ideas together.
Well I won't cry to you, not that you would mind.
I won't share my sadness with you because I don't think you would care.
One way or another,
Somehow, in some way...
I'll find my way to cover,
I'll find a way to conceal my true feelings.
I sing to find my other,
I use music to search for the person who completes me.
Sing to find my,
I find my true self through singing.
One way my lovely other,
The person who completes me will come in just one way.
They find restless cover,
They try to hide their true self.
You sing to another,
You search for your true self through someone else.
Sing to find your,
You find your true self through singing.
One way or another,
Somehow, in some way...
I'll find my way to cover,
I'll find a way to conceal my true feelings.
I'd love to find my other,
I really want to find the person who completes me.
Love to find you
I want to find you specifically.
One way my lovely other,
The person who completes me will come in just one way.
They'll restless cover,
They try to hide their true self.
You've loved so many others
You have loved many people before but I want to be the one you love.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: SARA KEIRSTEN QUIN, TEGAN RAIN QUIN, HUNTER BURGAN
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