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
Terrible Storm
Tegan and Sara Lyrics
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And you were wearing all our coats
In the back of this car
I feel like I have traveled nowhere
We buried in the snow
I kept warm inside of your clothes
You swore that nothing would ever change
It was a colder a night
Bought a hotel I
I thought you would never
Find another
Love again
Oh but you haven't missed a thing
No you haven't missed a thing
No you haven't missed a thing
No you haven't missed a thing
There was a terrible storm
And you were wearing all our coats
In the back of this car
I feel like I have traveled nowhere
We buried in the snow
I kept warm inside of your clothes
You swore that nothing would ever change
The way we were right then
It was a colder night
Bought a hotel I
I thought you would never
Find another
Love again
Oh but you haven't missed a thing
No you haven't missed a thing
No you haven't missed a thing
No you haven't missed a thing
The lyrics of Tegan and Sara's song Terrible Storm describe an experience in which the singer and another person are caught in a snowstorm, driving in a car with all of their coats on. Despite being stuck in the snow, the singer feels like they haven't moved anywhere. This could be interpreted as a metaphor for feeling stuck in a monotonous or unfulfilling situation.
The second half of the song is directed towards someone who the singer believed would never find love again after their relationship ended. However, the other person appears to have moved on and "haven't missed a thing." This could be interpreted as a sense of bitterness and regret that the singer still feels towards the end of the relationship, while the other person has been able to move forward.
Overall, the song appears to be about the emotional impact of a failed relationship and the difficulty in letting go of certain memories and feelings even as time passes.
Line by Line Meaning
There was a terrible storm
The storm was overwhelming and devastating.
And you were wearing all our coats
You were attempting to keep us both warm during the storm by wearing all of our coats.
In the back of this car
We sought refuge in the car from the terrible storm outside.
I feel like I have traveled nowhere
Despite the intensity of the storm, we did not make any progress physically or emotionally.
We buried in the snow
The snow was so deep and thick that it completely covered us.
I kept warm inside of your clothes
To keep warm during the storm, I borrowed your clothes and found comfort in their warmth.
You swore that nothing would ever change
You promised that our relationship would never alter or deteriorate from that moment forward.
The way we were right then
Our relationship was strong and unchanging at that moment in time.
It was a colder night
The air temperature was very low, making the storm even more frigid.
Bought a hotel I
Perhaps a typographical error; this line is unclear in meaning without further context.
I thought you would never
I believed you would never do something unexpected or unusual.
Find another
Meet and romantically connect with someone else.
Love again
Feel the same level of affection and connection with someone else as you did with me.
Oh but you haven't missed a thing
You have not regretted anything about our relationship or let it negatively impact your ability to love again.
No you haven't missed a thing
You have not forgotten anything about our relationship, but instead have moved on without regret or sadness.
No you haven't missed a thing
You have fully and completely moved on from our relationship without any lingering regrets or emotions.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Sara Quin, Tegan Quin
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