Enjoy their take on 'Closer' via SoundCloud. Catch Tegan & Sara on their North American tour. Yeasayer recently dropped by KEXP. Purchase Tegan & Sara items via Insound. MP3: Tegan & Sara - Alligator (Troublemaker Mix)
Initially, fans were understandably skeptical about Tegan and Sara's big mainstream makeover for Heartthrob -- and then they heard it. The Canadian duo of Tegan and Sara kick off their seventh album Heartthrob with "Closer", an infectious, hook-ridden single that is poised to introduce the indie rock veterans to a broader mainstream audience. While the band has built a devoted following in the indie world, centered on two critically acclaimed albums, The Con (2007) and Sainthood (2009), the band's latest, since its release on January 29th, is generating the lightning in a bottle ubiquity that...
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fun. have started off 2013 with a bang, winning two Grammys last weekend for Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "We Are Young." Originally released in September of last year, “We Are Young,” the first single from the trio’s sophomore album, Some Nights , quickly went on to become one of the most ubiquitous and commercially successful songs of 2012 after it was covered by the cast of Glee. To date, “We Are Young” has been certified five-times platinum and is still on radio rotation, along with subsequent singles the title [...]
To me, the best kind of pop music is the kind that can fashion a certain duality for itself, like upbeat and catchy instrumentation with torn and tender songwriting. Whether it be a classic such as The Beach Boys' "Sloop John B," or the futuristic stylings of Robyn's Body Talk . The combative juxtaposition of upbeat and introspective is one that really brings out the best in the genre. It's also something that Canadian twins Tegan and Sara have attempted to capture on their latest offering Heartthrob . [...]
Tegan And Sara Quin, as a pairing, couldn't possibly be a more singular proposition: two identical, Uranian twins of a strong sociopolitical persuasion and endowed with an abiding penchant for all things purportedly emo , they've taken the genre's more introspective moments to an astoundingly exoteric audience and blown them up into anthems many a suburban arena would struggle to contain. They are, moreover, something of a guilty pleasure for many – one of which some strive to rid themselves. And it therefore seems rather suitable that for this, their seventh studio full-length, they should translate their aching [...]
Tegan and Sara and Matt and Kim were among the few who played Radio 104.5′s third annual outdoor winter festival, Winter Jam in Philadelphia recently and Alter The Press' own head of photography Brianna Collins was in attendance to take some great photos for us. Check out Brianna's photos from the festival below. Matt and Kim [...]
I recently started my Masters in Music Business and have been heavily immersed in the much deeper world of music and the reasons, people and avenues that make it drive so fast. Learning about all the fabulous marketing and publishing tactics has opened my eyes to listening to music in a different way than I have been used too. Now I am looking for strategies in music, what makes it marketable, what television shows, commercials or movies would pick this up, what drawer in my catalog would I stick this track in or is it simply just a throwaway that [...]
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Tegan and Sara, Ra Ra Riot, The Magnetic Fields Song: HAIM - Send Me Down (Kisses Remix) [download here ] What's [...]
Circa 2010, this is the RAC remix of Tegan & Sara's Back In Your Head . In light of Tegan & Sara's newly acquired recognition among the indie community we thought we'd throw it back for you and give you a remix from one of our favorite remix artists, RAC . This remix is included on RAC's compilation album, "Chapter One" , which can be downloaded via itunes if you've got the guts. If you's a scaredie cat, then meow meow. Sucks to be you. Love some classic Teg's & [...]
Our favorite Canadian indie-pop duo, Tegan and Sara have been confirmed to perform their 2012 single "Closer" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on February 13th.
It’s a new year, so that means new content for Each Note Secure. Every couple weeks or so, I’ll be reviewing a handful of new records. These reviews will be less about whether or not an album is objectively “good” and more about whether it’s cool and/or interesting and/or worth your time. Because I don’t know about you, but I hear about tons of “good” music released all the time. I’m only interested in stuff that won’t fucking bore me. It took me awhile to think of a grading scale. Should I go the Pitchfork route with super-exact [...]
It’s no myth that the pop charts have become staid. We live in a musical climate where songs like Scream & Shout and Thrift Shop are currently riding high at the top of the charts; a climate saturated with endless dance tracks about drinking and shagging produced by robots; a climate where artists are more concerned with one hit single than creating a full album. Enter Tegan and Sara. These twins are unequivocally the [...]
If the last Tegan and Sara song you’ve heard was “Monday Monday Monday,” the electronic pop of Heartthrob might come as a bit of a shock. The shift has been foreshadowed in the recent years by “Someday,” the final track on Tegan and Sara’s last album, Sainthood , and perhaps more blatantly by their collaboration with Tiësto, “Feel It in My Bones.” Whether it works is up to the listener. The subject matter is the same as ever, and the hooks are as catchy as ever, so it really comes down to the [...]
Not one of the lucky few (thousand) who grabbed a ticket to fun. 's upcoming Ryman Auditorium show next week before it sold out? Well, it's your lucky day because the "We Are Young" trio have already announced their NEXT tour and Nashville once again made the cut! This time, the group will be performing at Music City's brand new outdoor amphitheater: The Woods at Fontanel, Sunday September 22 (I can't believe we're talking about September already). Located just 10 minutes north of downtown, The Woods can accommodate 4,500 guests, and (for this show at least) appears to be all general admission. [...]
We always like to know what some of our favorite artists carry in their purses (and man-purses)—the essential items that they need for touring or subway rides, the Grammys or any other thing that they ... read more
Sadly, the number one record of the USA is not TEGAN & SARA . Although it really should be. Unfortunately, Lady Bieber has a bunch of girls still buying his shit up. I mean, only 211K, but still amazing for her. I really wish the connection with the T&S record went through nationwide. It is by far their best record to date and I've been a fan for years. Check it out below! TOP [...]
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According to the all-knowing internet tome Wikipedia an "Amuse Bouche" is: A single, bite-sized hors d’œuvre that are offered for free and according to the chef's selection alone, which are served both to prepare the guest for the meal and to offer a glimpse into the chef's approach to the art of cuisine. Maybe I have been watching too much "Top Chef: Seattle", or maybe I really need to have some lunch, but Kick Kick Snare would like to present you with this months "Amuse Oreille" (YES THAT IS TRADEMARKED, SO BACK OFF IT) This month's listening [...]
When Tegan and Sara began work on their seventh studio album, the duo experienced a new “willingness to tinker with arrangements, tempos and keys” in an effort to break the boundaries of the sound that had become so distinctly their own. In Sara’s words, they “didn’t want anyone to mistake the album for something [they had] already done in the past.” The result: an album that is more danceable than it is sober, more electronic than it is indie, and an unmistakable turning point in the duo’s career. Heartthrob is refreshing and fun, and true to the emotions [...]
With the release of their seventh studio album Hearthrob , Tegan and Sara have moved away from their indie rock, guitar based roots and taken an unapologetic leap towards mainstream success. The identical twin sisters have been making music together since 2000 and have gradually built a loyal and steadily growing fan base in their native Canada and the U.S. Recent collaborations with the likes of Tiësto and David Guetta have seen the girls become one of the biggest bands to watch in 2013. State spoke to Sara and got her own refreshingly honest take on everything [...]
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