Tegan and Sara are an indie pop/indie rock duo which formed in Calgary, Alb… Read Full Bio ↴Tegan and Sara are an indie pop/indie rock duo which formed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1995. The band consists of identical twin sisters Tegan Quin and Sara Quin (born September 19, 1980). Both sisters play the guitar and keyboards, and write their songs. They tour with a backing band and they're notorious for their stage banter.

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

You Wouldn
Tegan and Sara Lyrics

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There's a war inside of me
Do I cause new heartbreak to write new broken song
Do I push it down or let it run me
Right into the ground
I feel like I wouldn't like me
If I met me
Well I can't stop talking
For fear of listening to unwelcome sound

And you haven't called me in weeks
And honestly it's bringing me down
I feel like I wouldn't like me if I met me
I feel like you wouldn't like me if you met me
And don't you worry, there's still time
There's nothing to live for
When I'm sleeping alone
And I wash the windows outside
In hopes that the glare
Will bring you around
Sunshine is days away
I won't be saved, I know all the words

I can't say that I'll love you forever
I won't say that I'll love you forever

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Tegan and Sara's song "You Wouldn't Like Me" convey vulnerability and uncertainty as the singer struggles with their inner demons. The opening line, "There's a war inside of me," sets the tone for the rest of the song, as the singer contemplates whether to express their emotions or suppress them. They question whether causing new heartbreak would inspire them to write new broken songs or lead them to push their feelings down until they overtake them. The line "I feel like I wouldn't like me if I met me" exemplifies the singer's self-doubt and low self-esteem, unsure of their own worth and life choices.

The singer's fears are compounded by the fact that their lover hasn't called in weeks, which brings them down even more. They go through the motions of their day in hopes of distracting themselves and bringing their lover back, washing windows in hopes of a semblance of self-care and order. The reference to sunshine being days away is an indication that things might get better but also underscores their sense of hopelessness. The singer is unable to promise their lover eternal love, but they do indicate an understanding that there is still time.

Overall, the song speaks to the universal struggle of self-doubt and the fear of not being good enough for oneself and others. The singer is wrestling with their own identity, questioning who they are and whether they deserve love. It's a beautifully poignant and heartbreaking song that many can relate to.

Line by Line Meaning

There's a war inside of me
There's a constant internal struggle that I'm experiencing

Do I cause new heartbreak to write new broken song
Do I purposely hurt myself to create new music

Do I push it down or let it run me
Should I suppress my feelings or let them control me

Right into the ground
My emotions may lead me towards destruction

I feel like I wouldn't like me
I don't have a positive self-image

If I met me
If I were to meet myself in another person

Well I can't stop talking
I keep talking to avoid having to listen

For fear of listening to unwelcome sound
I'm afraid of hearing something I don't want to hear

And you haven't called me in weeks
You haven't reached out to me in a while

And honestly it's bringing me down
It's affecting my emotional state in a negative way

I feel like you wouldn't like me if you met me
I think you wouldn't like me if we met for the first time now

And don't you worry, there's still time
There's no need to fret, there's still a chance

There's nothing to live for
My life feels devoid of purpose

When I'm sleeping alone
I feel lonely when I sleep alone

And I wash the windows outside
I try to distract myself by doing mundane tasks

In hopes that the glare
In hopes that the reflection

Will bring you around
Will make you come back to me

Sunshine is days away
I know that things will get better at some point in the future

I won't be saved, I know all the words
I won't find salvation despite knowing all the right things to say

I can't say that I'll love you forever
I'm not confident enough to promise that I will always love you

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: SARA KEIRSTEN QUIN, TEGAN RAIN QUIN

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