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Tegan and Sara
Canadian indie rock/indie pop duo
Tegan and Sara are a Canadian indie pop duo formed in 1998 in Calgary, Alberta. The band is led by identical twin sisters, Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin, both songwriters and multi-instrumentalists.
After releasing a number of demos on cassette tape, the duo released their debut album in 1999, after which they were signed by Neil Young's Vapor Records. They have released ten studio albums, most recently Crybaby in 2022.
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1995–2002: Background and early work
Tegan and Sara began writing songs at 14. One of the first songs they wrote was "Tegan Didn't Go To School Today", written by Sara and recorded by the pair on cassette tape. The band was first called "Plunk", short for "light punk", due to their lack of a drummer and bassist. In 1997, they used their school's recording studio to record two demo albums: So Who's in Your Band? and Play Day. In 1998 they won Calgary's "Garage Warz" competition, which awarded them studio time. They recorded their first professional demo called Yellow Tape under "Sara and Tegan" using this studio time. This was followed by Orange Tape and Red Tape. In May 1998, they opened for Hayden in Calgary, marking their first major show.
Tegan and Sara have credited Green Day, Nirvana, and Hole for "truly start[ing] to cement our desire to write and make our music". During their teenage years, the duo was influenced by Hayden, The Smashing Pumpkins, Violent Femmes, Dinosaur Jr., and Teenage Fanclub. Other artists who have influenced Tegan and Sara include Depeche Mode, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Madonna, Kate Bush, David Bowie, Mike Elizondo, Pink, Lily Allen, Erasure, Ace of Base, Tom Petty, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Ani DiFranco, the New Pornographers, Cyndi Lauper, Sinéad O'Connor, Against Me!, and Bruce Springsteen.
Indie pop duo from Alberta, Canada.
Formed 1998 by the identical twins.
Members:
Tegan Rain Quin - Vocals/Guitar/Keys
Sara Keirsten Quin - Vocals/Guitar/Keys
Also known as: Sara And Tegan, Sara and Tegan, Tagan & Sara, Tegan & Sara, Tegan & Sarah
From Discogs (free to use). Their entry
Liner notes
Tegan and Sara, the records, oldest first
Orange Demo
1998 ep
Red Demo
1999 ep
Under Feet Like Ours
1999 album
This Business of Art
2000 album
If It Was You
2002 album
Tegan and Sara
2002 ep
So Jealous
2004 album
wanted
The Con
2007 album
I’ll Take the Blame EP
2007 ep
Sainthood
2009 album
Heartthrob
2013 album
Love You to Death
2016 album
Hey, I’m Just Like You
2019 album
Still Jealous
2022 album
Crybaby
2022 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
Walking with a Ghost is the only extended play (EP) by American rock duo the White Stripes. It was released worldwide by V2 and Third Man on December 6, 2005.
Titled after their cover of the Tegan and Sara song of the same name, the EP reached number 138 on the UK singles chart and number 67 on the UK physical singles chart.
Recording and composition
The White Stripes, composed of guitarist and lead vocalist Jack White and drummer Meg White, released their fifth studio album, Get Behind Me Satan, in June 2005 to critical and commercial success. Jack married model Karen Elson that same month.
Release and reception
The track "Walking with a Ghost" was released as an iTunes exclusive single on November 14, 2005, before the EP was distributed worldwide on December 6, 2005 through V2 Records and Jack's own Third Man Records. It was the first and only EP the White Stripes ever released. It achieved modest commercial success in the United Kingdom, reaching number 138 on the UK singles chart and number 67 on the UK physical singles chart. Tegan and Sara were happy with the band's cover.
