Mostly, I’ve been listening to music that is upbeat or just listening to production. Don’t call me cynical, but I think I’ve been having a hard time connecting to music lately. “I can’t recall the last time music made me cry. What was the last song that surprised you or made you cry when you didn’t expect it to? I think we will always be working on the balance.” I still tinker with the ratio -I just recently added the guitar back in for two songs because I felt it would create more emotion in the set. I think the balance of projecting and performing and hiding is what creates a meaningful show for myself and the audience. Similarly, it was a relief at certain points in the set to go back to hiding. “It was a great challenge, after nearly 15 years, to have to try something new. Since Heartthrob, you’ve mentioned how you had to work on your stage presence because you aren’t behind guitars as often. Heartthrob was definitely an attempt to capture the new pop sound and reach more people.” Truthfully, we always saw ourselves as writing ‘pop’ songs, but our earlier production skewed more alternative. ![]() That inspired us to try to reach the mainstream and refine our production a little bit. “When we sat down to work on what would become Heartthrob, I think we saw a shift happening in popular music toward hybrid pop/R&B/electronic and, lyrically, things just seemed more dense, deep and intimate. I think Tegan and Sara has both benefited from this critical reappraisal of the genre and encouraged it. Pop music seems to be getting more respect these days. Since we didn’t want Tegan to feel left out after our interview with sister and bandmate Sara Quin (and in honour of the Con X tour kicking off), we sent her some follow-up questions, which she generously answered. ![]() Weight: 20.Interesting fact: It turns out that, much like siblings who aren’t also band members, Tegan and Sara do spend time apart. Visit them on their website or connect with them on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. ![]() The sisters currently reside in Vancouver, British Columbia, and split their time between there and Los Angeles, California. Outspoken advocates for equality, in 2016 Tegan and Sara created the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which fights for health, economic justice, and representation for LGBTQ girls and women. They have performed on some of the world’s biggest stages, from Coachella to the Academy Awards. They have received three Juno Awards, a Grammy nomination, a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, and the 2018 New York Civil Liberties Union Award. Visit them on their website or connect with them on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.ĭuring the course of their twenty-year career, Tegan and Sara have sold well over one million records and released eight studio albums. Get your Tegan and Sara autographed book today! Product Detailsĭuring the course of their twenty-year career, Tegan and Sara have sold well over one million records and released eight studio albums. This is the origin story of Tegan and Sara. Written in alternating chapters from both Tegan's and Sara’s points of view, the book is a raw account of the drugs, alcohol, love, music, and friendship they explored in their formative years.Ī transcendent story of first loves and first songs, High School captures the tangle of discordant and parallel memories of two sisters who grew up in distinct ways even as they lived just down the hall from each another. While grappling with their identity and sexuality, often alone, they also faced academic meltdown, their parents’ divorce, and the looming pressure of what might come after high school. High School is the revelatory and unique coming-of-age story of Sara and Tegan Quin, identical twins from Calgary, Alberta, who grew up at the height of grunge and rave culture in the nineties, well before they became the celebrated musicians and global LGBTQ icons we know today. ![]() From the iconic musicians Tegan and Sara comes a memoir about high school, detailing their first loves and first songs in a compelling look back at their humble beginnings
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