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
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Tegan and Sara Lyrics
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Saved, from one more day of misery
Everything I love
Get back for me now
Everyone I love
I need you now
Don't forget a million miles for me
Everything I love
Get back for me now
Everyone I love
I need you now
So what, I lied
I'd lie to me too (so what?)
So what, I lied
I'd lie to me too (so what?)
Hold out for the ones you know will love you
Hide out from the ones you know will love you
You, you too
Right to the edge I'm barely there
Slow
To make my move, I'm almost there
Everything I say
I say to me first
Everything I do
I do to me first
(So what?) so what, I lied
I'd lie to me too (so what?)
So what, I lied
I'd lie to me too (so what?)
Hold out for the ones you know will love you
Hide out from the ones you know will love you
You, you too
Dark, you can't come soon enough for me
The song "Come On" by Tegan and Sara is a melancholic expression of desperation, as the singer yearns for the end of the day, the night, the darkness to come and save them from the misery of their current state. The lyrics "Dark, you can't come soon enough for me" and "Saved, from one more day of misery" illustrate the desire to escape from the struggles of the present and into a new day. The repetition of "Everything I love, get back for me now, everyone I love, I need you now" emphasizes the singer's dependence on their loved ones to make it through the rough times. The line "Don't forget a million miles for me" could suggest the difficulty of being separated from loved ones, and the need to have reminders of their affection and support.
The chorus "So what, I lied, I'd lie to me too" reveals a sense of self-doubt and a willingness to deceive oneself in order to cope with the challenges of life. The line "Hold out for the ones you know will love you, hide out from the ones you know will love you, you, you too" speaks to the complexities of human relationships, as the singer struggles with both the desire for connection and the fear of being hurt. The final lines "Right to the edge I'm barely there, slow to make my move, I'm almost there, everything I say I say to me first, everything I do I do to me first" suggest a lack of confidence and a tendency towards self-reflection and self-doubt.
Overall, "Come On" is a poignant expression of a difficult emotional state, seeking solace in the darkness of night and the love of others.
Line by Line Meaning
Dark, you can't come soon enough for me
I am impatiently waiting for the nighttime to come because I cannot bear to face another day of misery.
Saved, from one more day of misery
I feel relieved to escape from yet another day of sadness and pain.
Everything I love
All the people and things I care about.
Get back for me now
I need them to come back to me immediately.
Everyone I love
All the people I cherish.
I need you now
I crave their presence and support at this moment.
Don't forget a million miles for me
Please don't forget about me despite the distance between us.
Safe and another day passed by me
I feel secure and relieved that yet another day has gone without any harm coming to me.
So what, I lied
It doesn't matter that I have lied.
I'd lie to me too (so what?)
I would also deceive myself because the truth is too unbearable to confront.
Hold out for the ones you know will love you
Wait for the people who you are sure will love and accept you.
Hide out from the ones you know will love you
Avoid the people who you suspect will hurt or betray you.
Right to the edge I'm barely there
I am standing at the brink, barely able to hold on.
Slow
I am hesitating and taking my time.
To make my move, I'm almost there
I am preparing to take action, and I am close to being ready.
Everything I say
All the words I utter.
I say to me first
I am speaking to myself more than anyone else.
Everything I do
All my actions and behavior.
I do to me first
I am doing things for myself before anyone else, possibly to protect myself.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Sara Quin, Tegan Quin
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