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
Love They Say
Tegan and Sara Lyrics
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First time you said my name I knew I was meant for you.
Love, they say, it heals all wounds,
Love removes the hurt in you,
Love, I know that this is true.
Love, they say that it is blind,
Love, they say it all the time,
Love, they say this
You don't need to wonder if love will make us stronger,
There's nothing love can't do.
Love, they say this,
You don't need to worry, this love will make us worthy
There's nothing love can't do.
First time you held my hand I knew I was meant for you
First time you kissed my lips I knew I was meant for you.
Love, they say there's only one,
Love, the kind that's not undone,
Love, know you are the one.
Love, they say this
You don't need to wonder if love will make us stronger,
There's nothing love can't do.
Love, they say this,
You don't need to worry, this love will make us worthy
There's nothing love can't do.
I know they say that we're crazy,
Don't leave, there's nothing love can't do.
I know you'll say that we're crazy.
Love, they say it heals all wounds,
Love removes the hurt in you,
Love, I know that this is true.
Love, they say there's only one,
Love, the kind that's not undone,
Love, I know you are the one
Love, they say this
You don't need to wonder
If love will make us stronger,
There's nothing love can't do.(You don't have to wonder)
Love, they say this,
You don't need to worry,
This love will make us worthy
There's nothing love can't do. (You don't have to worry)
Love, they say this
You don't need to wonder if love will make us stronger,
There's nothing love can't do. (You don't have to wonder)
Love, they say this,
You don't need to worry,
This love will make us worthy (You don't have to worry)
There's nothing love can't do.
There's nothing love can't do.
There's nothing love can't do.
The lyrics to Tegan and Sara's song Love They Say describe the power of love and the inevitability of it between two people who are meant to be together. The first verse expresses the instant connection between two people as they realize that they were meant to be together. They then go on to talk about how love has the power to heal all wounds and remove the hurt in a person. They mention that love is blind, meaning that we can't always control who we fall in love with or why, but that it always has a way of working out in the end.
The chorus repeats the idea that there's nothing love can't do and that it will make the two people in the relationship stronger and worthy of each other. The second verse describes the physical intimacy between the two people and how they know that they are each other's "one" – their soulmate. The bridge of the song expresses the idea that others may think the lovers are crazy, but that love has the power to overcome all obstacles and doubts.
Overall, the lyrics are uplifting and hopeful, emphasizing the idea that love can conquer all and that nothing is impossible when two people are meant to be together.
Line by Line Meaning
First time I saw your face I knew I was meant for you.
When I first looked at you, I felt like I was destined to be with you.
First time you said my name I knew I was meant for you.
The moment you spoke my name, I realized I was meant to be with you.
Love, they say, it heals all wounds,
People say that love has the power to heal any emotional pain.
Love removes the hurt in you,
This emotion has the ability to take away the pain you are feeling.
Love, I know that this is true.
I believe that this is a true statement about the power of love.
Love, they say that it is blind,
People often say that love is blind, meaning that it can make one overlook flaws and imperfections.
Love, they say it all the time,
This statement is something people express frequently when discussing love.
Love, I know that they are right.
I agree with the commonly held belief that love can be blind and make one overlook flaws.
You don't need to wonder if love will make us stronger,
Don't worry or question whether our love will strengthen us, as it undoubtedly will.
There's nothing love can't do.
Love has the power to do anything and everything, there is no limit to what it can accomplish.
You don't need to worry, this love will make us worthy
Our love has the ability to make us deserving of each other.
First time you held my hand I knew I was meant for you
When you first held my hand, I knew that we were meant to be together.
First time you kissed my lips I knew I was meant for you.
The moment you kissed me, I realized that we were meant to be together.
Love, they say there's only one,
People say that there is only one true love for each person.
Love, the kind that's not undone,
This kind of love is eternal and cannot be undone or broken.
Love, know you are the one.
I know that you are my one true love.
I know they say that we're crazy,
I am aware that others may view our love as irrational or insane.
Don't leave, there's nothing love can't do.
Please don't leave me, as our love has the power to overcome any obstacle.
You don't have to wonder
There is no need to second-guess or question anything about our love.
You don't have to worry
There is no need to be anxious or concerned about our love.
There's nothing love can't do. (You don't have to wonder)
There is no limit to what our love can accomplish, do not doubt its power.
There's nothing love can't do. (You don't have to worry)
Our love is capable of overcoming any obstacle or challenge, do not stress about the future.
There's nothing love can't do.
Love is so powerful that it has the ability to accomplish anything.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Sara Keirsten Quin, Tegan Rain Quin
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