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
Soil Soil
Tegan and Sara Lyrics
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But that's to be expected
And I know that best
And in creeps the morning
And another day's lost
You've just written, wondering
And I reply fast
All you need to save me
Call (call)
And I'll be curled on the floor
Hiding out from it all (all)
And I won't take any other call
I feel like a fool
So I'm going to stop troubling you
Buried in my yard
A letter to send to you
And if I forget
Or God forbid, die too soon
Hope that you'll hear me
Know that I wrote to you
All you need to save me
All you need to save me
Is call (call)
And I'll be curled on the floor
Hiding out from it all (all)
And I won't take any other call
The first line of the song, "Oh, and I'm feeling directionless, yes," sets the tone for the rest of the song. The singer is feeling lost and uncertain, but also acknowledges that this feeling is expected given their circumstance. The second line, "But that's to be expected, and I know that best," implies that the singer is used to feeling this way and has experienced similar emotions before.
In the second verse, the singer reveals that they have written a letter to someone, presumably someone they care about deeply. The line, "Buried in my yard, a letter to send to you," suggests that the letter is significant and may contain things that the singer is hesitant to share openly. The singer also expresses a fear that they may forget or die before the person receives the letter.
Throughout the song, the singer seems to be reaching out for help and support from the person they have written to. The repeated refrain, "All you need to save me is call (call)," underscores the singer's desire for connection and the hope that the person they have written to will reach out to them.
Overall, "Soil" is a poignant and vulnerable exploration of feelings of disconnection and the desire for human connection and support. The singer is grappling with difficult emotions and uncertainties but finds hope in the idea of reaching out to someone they care about.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, and I'm feeling directionless, yes
I am lost and uncertain about my future
But that's to be expected
This feeling is not unusual
And I know that best
I am most familiar with this feeling
And in creeps the morning
The beginning of a new day is approaching
And another day's lost
Time keeps passing by without progress
You've just written, wondering
You have sent me a message, expressing concern
And I reply fast
I respond quickly to your message
All you need to save me
I am in a desperate state and require help
Call (call)
I need you to contact me
And I'll be curled on the floor
I am emotionally overwhelmed and struggling to cope
Hiding out from it all (all)
I want to escape from my problems and responsibilities
And I won't take any other call
I am unwilling to communicate with anyone else
I feel like a fool
I am full of regret and self-doubt
So I'm going to stop troubling you
I don't want to burden you with my problems
Buried in my yard
I have hidden something important
A letter to send to you
I have written a message for you to read
And if I forget
In case I am unable to send it to you
Or God forbid, die too soon
In the event of my sudden death
Hope that you'll hear me
I want you to know my thoughts and feelings
Know that I wrote to you
I want you to understand my intentions
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Sara Keirsten Quin, Tegan Rain Quin
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@life_poet
Oh, and I'm feeling directionless, yes
But that's to be expected
And I know that best
And in creeps the morning
And another day's lost
You've just written, wondering
And I reply fast
All you need to save me
All you need to save me
Call (call)
And I'll be curled on the floor
Hiding out from it all (all)
And I won't take any other call
I feel like a fool
So I'm going to stop troubling you
Buried in my yard
A letter to send to you
And if I forget
Or God forbid, die too soon
Hope that you'll hear me
Know that I wrote to you
All you need to save me
All you need to save me
Is call (call)
And I'll be curled on the floor
Hiding out from it all (all)
And I won't take any other call
@izzyd8643
This might be my favorite song from The Con album. It's so beautiful, very relatable, but way too short. I'll definitely be keeping this on repeat tonight!
@foreverphantom6881
The best Tegan and Sara album hands down. This is undisputable.
@aomccaskill81
Sometimes I feel more emo in my thirties than I did when I was a teen.
@ange6455
Im a teen, and I hope I continue be to as emo as I am now, or even more
@brookekerr5703
Me and my cousin did a dou to this song and it was my favourite dance I ever did . Tegan and Sara need more recognition in the dance world
@life_poet
Oh, and I'm feeling directionless, yes
But that's to be expected
And I know that best
And in creeps the morning
And another day's lost
You've just written, wondering
And I reply fast
All you need to save me
All you need to save me
Call (call)
And I'll be curled on the floor
Hiding out from it all (all)
And I won't take any other call
I feel like a fool
So I'm going to stop troubling you
Buried in my yard
A letter to send to you
And if I forget
Or God forbid, die too soon
Hope that you'll hear me
Know that I wrote to you
All you need to save me
All you need to save me
Is call (call)
And I'll be curled on the floor
Hiding out from it all (all)
And I won't take any other call
@erickjl
Masterpiece
@Conn07
My favorite song from The Con 💜 It's so lovely the piano part & the lyrics too ah just everything. It's so short it leaves me wanting more.
@chinarogers1665
2021 🙇🏾♀️
@ambersteeves9913
Coloring a flower I drew and listening in this morning. 🌾