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Tegan and Sara
OriginCalgary, Alberta, Canada
GenresIndie rock, indie pop, powerpop, folk pop
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, keyboards, synth
Years active1995–present[1]
LabelsVapor, Sanctuary, Sire
MembersTegan Rain Quin
Sara Kiersten Quin
Websitewww.teganandsara.com

Tegan and Sara is a band consisting of Canadian singer-songwriters, and identical twins, Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Kiersten Quin (born September 19 1980).[2]

Biography and musical career

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Tegan and Sara were born in Calgary, Alberta. They initially played as PLUNK, and lacked a drummer and bass player. In 1997, they both used their school’s recording studio to record two demo albums: Who's in Your Band? and Play Day.[3] In 1998, they made an early breakthrough by winning Garage Warz Battle of the Bands, a local music competition in Calgary.[4] Since then, the two have toured with Neil Young, Rufus Wainwright, Kaki King, The Pretenders,[4] Ben Folds, The Killers, Rachael Cantu, Vivek Shraya, Cake, Gogol Bordello, Hot Hot Heat, Ryan Adams,[5] 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. Currently, Tegan lives in Vancouver and Sara lives in Montreal.[6]

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";[2] copies are now a sought-after commodity among their fans.[citation needed]

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 usually do not sing together on their early albums, however, they do on their later albums and in concert.

Their fifth album, The Con, was released on July 24, 2007.[1] It was co-produced by Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie. Jason McGerr of Death Cab for Cutie, Matt Sharp of The Rentals (was with Weezer during The Blue Album, and Pinkerton), Hunter Burgan of AFI, and Kaki King appear on the album.[7]

Cover songs and collaborations

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In 2005, The White Stripes performed a cover of Tegan and Sara's song "Walking with a Ghost", which was released on that band's Walking with a Ghost EP. "Walking with a Ghost" was also used in a mashup dance remix bootleg by Party Ben[8] with a song by Mylo, "Paris Four Hundred," under the title "Walking with a Ghost In Paris", which became a sought-after club track after an influential dance radio station in the United States, C-89.5/KNHC/Seattle, Washington, started playing the song.[citation needed]

In 2005, the two performed a cover of Cyndi Lauper's version of Prince's "When You Were Mine".

In 2006, Tegan and Sara also contributed a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark" to Australian radio station Triple J's "Like a Version" radio programme. The track was released on a compilation disc of that programme's songs, Like a Version: Volume Two.

Tegan has contributed backup vocals to "The Alphabet" by Vivek Shraya, "Never Give Up" by Melissa Ferrick, "La Le La La" by Kinnie Starr, "Hey Kids" by David Usher, "Borne on the FM Waves of the Heart" by Against Me!, and "Saturday" by Rachael Cantu.

In 2007, Sara contributed backup vocals to The Reason's "We're So Beyond This" and Vivek Shraya's "Your Name".

In 2007, Sara recorded a cover of R.E.M.'s "Sweetness Follows", from the album Automatic for the People, on the Stereogum album Drive XV: A Tribute to Automatic for the People, with previous Tegan and Sara collaborators Ted Gowans and Kaki King providing the music.

In 2007, Tegan and Sara performed a cover of Rihanna's Umbrella.

In 2008, Sara had an appearance in Kaki King's music video for "Pull Me Out Alive".

Their song "Hop A Plane" is featured on Austin City Limits Music Festival 2008 Lineup Mashup by Car Stereo (Wars).

In 2008 Tegan wrote & performed "His Love" as a companion piece to the Augusten Burrough's novel A Wolf At The Table.

Television and film

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Tegan and Sara have made many television appearances, including Vicki Gabereau's Canadian talk show, CityTV's "Ethnosonic", The Late Show with David Letterman, MuchMusic's The New Music and Brad TV, Sonic Temple, Jonovision, Late Night with Conan O'Brien (on more than one occasion), Jimmy Kimmel Live (March 23, 2005) and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (November 11, 2004). They also played "Monday Monday Monday" on ZeD, and thus the song appeared on the 2003 CD ZeD: Live Off The Floor.[9]

Their songs have appeared on several soundtracks, including those for the films Monster-in-Law and Sweet November, and television shows Grey's Anatomy, The L Word Season 3, and Veronica Mars Season 2, One Tree Hill Season 1 and 2. On The-N's channel, their song "The Con" was played repeatedly between television programs.

Tegan and Sara also had a guest appearance as themselves on the The L Word, playing the song "Love Type Thing". The episode was entitled "Last Dance" and aired on March 19, 2006.

Accomplishments

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Tegan and Sara have been profiled in a number of magazines and had their albums included on several notable "best of" lists. In the fall of 2003, they graced the cover of ROCKRGRL magazine issue #49, which focused on a tribute to duos. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine named their album So Jealous on their list of the best 50 albums of the year.[10] Tegan and Sara were also nominated for a 2006 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year alongside Hot Hot Heat, Metric, The New Pornographers and Broken Social Scene. They are also nominated for 2008 Alternative Album of the Year alongside Arcade Fire, Wintersleep, Holy Fuck and Patrick Watson. The 2008 Juno's will be presented on April 6 in Calgary, Alberta. More recently, they appeared on the cover of the Summer 2007 issue of Under the Radar, the March 2008 cover of Alternative Press Magazine, and Spinner.com placed them at #7 on their list of Women Who Rock Right Now. They performed on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno (April 23, 2008).

Personal Life

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Although their sexuality is rarely overtly the subject of their songs, the fact that both sisters are lesbians has been the subject of some interest to the music press.[11]

Sara was in a long-term relationship with Emy Storey, which became legal in 2007 via common law marriage. Although the song "I Was Married" was written about their experiences, the relationship has since dissolved. [12]

Tegan is currently not in a relationship.

It has been rumored that one of the Quins (most say Sara) is dating Kaki King

Although they were raised in Calgary, Tegan currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia while Sara resides in Montreal, Quebec.

Band members

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Tegan Quin (above) and Sara Quin at a concert in Detroit, Michigan.

Discography

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Albums

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Singles

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Music videos

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  • "The First" (2000)
  • "I Hear Noises" (2002, directed by Sean Michael Turrell)
  • "Monday Monday Monday" (2003, directed by Christopher Mills)
  • "Living Room" (2003, directed by Kaare Andrews)
  • "Walking with a Ghost" (2004, directed by Troy Nixey)
  • "Speak Slow" (2005, directed by Tegan Quin/Angela Kendall/Brian Dutkewich)
  • "This is Everything" (Angela Kendall)[14]
  • "Back in Your Head" (2007, directed by Jamie Travis)
  • "The Con" (2007, directed by Suzie Vlcek)

DVDs

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  • It's Not Fun, Don't Do It! (2006)
  • The Con - The Movie (2007)[15]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award For Position
2000 YTV Achievement Award Band/Musical Group Won
2003 Western Canadian Music Awards Outstanding Pop Recording (If It Was You) Won
2006 Juno Awards Alternative Album of the Year (So Jealous) Nominated (lost to Broken Social Scene)
2007 Juno Awards DVD of the Year (It's Not Fun Don't Do It) Nominated (lost to Sarah Harmer)
2008 Juno Awards Alternative Album of the Year (The Con) Nominated (lost to Arcade Fire)
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References

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  1. ^ a b "Tegan and Sara's official MySpace". Cite error: The named reference "myspace" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Nichols, Natalie (2005-04-28). "Nervous Breakthroughs". Los Angeles City Beat. Retrieved 2006-09-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Tegan and Sara biography". AskMen. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ a b "Tegan and Sara". Sanctuary Records. Retrieved 2006-09-11. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ "Tegan and Sara: SO JEALOUS". Press kit on official website. Retrieved 2006-09-11. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  6. ^ Rodriguez, Albert (2005-06-08). "Tegan and Sara Reinventing Queer Stereotypes in Rock Music". Windy City Times. Retrieved 2006-09-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ "Tegan & Sara Update - News Article - AbsolutePunk.net".
  8. ^ "Party Ben - Stuff to Have".
  9. ^ "ZeD: Live Off The Floor," CBC Shop Online, URL accessed 13 March 2007.
  10. ^ "Records of the Year". Rolling Stone. 2004-12-15. Retrieved 2006-09-11. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  11. ^ spinner.com=http://www.spinner.com/2007/06/11/rockin-out-interview-tegan-and-saras-tegan-quin/
  12. ^ http://www.independent.com/news/2007/oct/25/sara-quin-sings-praises-friends-family-and-staying/
  13. ^ initially released under Sara and Tegan, re-released under Tegan and Sara in 2001
  14. ^ hidden video on It's Not Fun, Don't Do It dvd. Officially a music video as discussed on the commentary
  15. ^ On the DVD portion of the CD/DVD The Con


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