Sep 27, 2019 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the My Favorite Album Issue, our new print issue in which we speak to musicians and actors about their all-time favorite album. The issue features Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney on the two covers and is available to buy directly from us here, as well as being distributed in stores nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere). More

Sep 20, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We've got a Top 11 this week, we couldn't quite narrow it down to a Top 10. And #1 could've very easily been any of the Top 3. More

Sep 20, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara (sisters Tegan and Sara Quin) are releasing a new album, Hey, I'm Just Like You, on September 27 via Sire. Now they have shared another song from the album, "Don't Believe The Things They Tell You (They Lie)," via a lyric video for the track. More

Sep 06, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara (sisters Tegan and Sara Quin) are releasing a new album, Hey, I'm Just Like You, on September 27 via Sire. Now they have shared the album's title track, "Hey, I'm Just Like You," via a lyric video featuring old VHS footage of the Quins. More

Aug 27, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara (sisters Tegan and Sara Quin) are releasing a new album, Hey, I'm Just Like You, on September 27 via Sire. Previously they shared the album's first single, "I'll Be Back Someday," via a lyric video for the track directed by Sara (it was one of our Songs of the Week). Now they have shared a full on video for the track. More

Jul 26, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It was another strong week for new tracks. There are some repeat offenders (artists who have had previous Songs of the Week in recent months), some newbies, and a surprising collaboration. More

Jul 25, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara (sisters Tegan and Sara Quin) are releasing a new album, Hey, I'm Just Like You, on September 27 via Sire. Now they have shared the album's first single, "I'll Be Back Someday," via a lyric video for the track directed by Sara. More

Jul 23, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara have announced some new fall tour dates. They are acoustic dates and will include readings from their memoir. More

Jul 09, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara, sisters Tegan and Sara Quin, have announced a new album, Hey, I'm Just Like You, that features them reworking old unreleased songs they originally wrote in high school and were thought lost for over 20 years. They have shared a trailer for the album. More

Dec 11, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara, sisters Tegan and Sara Quin, have announced their first memoir. It's entitled High School and is due out in fall 2019 via MCD, a division of Farrar, Straus & Giroux (and Simon & Schuster in Canada and Virago in the UK). It is "the origin story of Tegan and Sara" and recounts their high school years, with alternating chapters written by each sister. More

Sep 22, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

In many instances an album's strongest songs are shared before the album's release. There were several albums released this week, however, that featured standout tracks that were not advance singles and so this week's Songs of the Week features some of those, filtered in with other new singles released this week.  More

Sep 18, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Matthew Dear is releasing a new album, Bunny, on October 12 via Ghostly International. Now he has shared another song from it, "Horses," which features Tegan and Sara. Check it out below, followed by Dear's upcoming tour dates. More

Nov 01, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

The Archies is a new comic book series that features Archie and his friends (Betty, Veronica, Jughead, and Reggie) in a band on tour. Most issues will feature a guest appearance by a different real life band. We've previously reported that Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES will appear in issues #2 and #3, where they will mentor the band. Now the word is out that Canadian sister duo Tegan and Sara will appear in issue #5. More

Oct 03, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara previously announced that they are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their album The Con with a tour and The Con X: Covers, an album due out October 20 (via Warner Bros) in which other artists cover each song on The Con. Now they have shared Ryan Adams' take on "Back in Your Head." His version is more straight up rock 'n' roll and guitar-heavy than the original. More

Sep 22, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

We're back down to eight Songs of the Week, after promising last week to stick with a Top 10 for awhile. But it was a slow week for new tracks. Still, there were some clear gems this week, as you will see below, with an easy choice for top song.  More

Sep 18, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara previously announced that they are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their album The Con with a tour and The Con X: Covers, an album due out October 20 (via Warner Bros) in which other artists cover each song on The Con, with all net proceeds going to the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which works in support of LGBTQ girls and women.  More

Sep 13, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara previously announced that they are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their album The Con with a tour and The Con X: Covers, an album due out October 20 (via Warner Bros) in which other artists cover each song on The Con, with all net proceeds going to the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which works in support of LGBTQ girls and women.  More

Sep 01, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

What a packed week for great new tracks. We could have easily done a Top 15. Some artists that almost made the cut include A. Savage, Bully, John Maus, Father John Misty (remixed by The Haxan Cloak), Tricky, Wolf Parade, and Zola Jesus.  More

Aug 29, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Matthew Dear has shared a new song, "Bad Ones," that features the vocals of Tegan and Sara (as well as his vocals). The song is out now digitally via Ghostly International. It follows "Modafinil Blues," a moody new single Dear released back in late June.  More

Jul 28, 2017 By Stephen Mayne

This week Jake Snider from Minus the Bear discusses the future of the right, the state of the country, and his move from one side of the political spectrum to the other. We also round-up a busy and unpleasant week for Trump, particularly when it comes to healthcare and transgender rights, plus there's a little Iron & Wine to close. More

Jul 26, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

This morning President Trump announced on Twitter that Transgender people were no longer allowed to serve in the military in any capacity, a reversal of an Obama policy. Several notable musicians have spoken out against the ban, including Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste, Tegan and Sara, Lady Gaga, Kesha, Best Coast, and others. More

Jun 13, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara released a new album, Love You to Death, last year via Warner Bros. But this fall they will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the album that helped garner the Quin sisters a larger fanbase (and landed them their first solo cover of Under the Radar), 2007's The Con. More

Mar 28, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara released a new album, Love You to Death, last June via Warner Bros. They made good on their promise to release videos for each of the album's 10 tracks, including a video for "U-turn." More

Jan 11, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Bonnaroo have announced their 2017 lineup. The festival goes down in Manchester, Tennessee from June 8-11 and this year, their 16th year, the lineup includes U2 performing The Joshua Tree (which was announced on Monday),  More

Dec 08, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara released a new album, Love You to Death, back in June via Warner Bros. They've promised the share videos for each of the album's 10 tracks and now the Quin sisters have shared a video for "Dying to Know." More

Nov 29, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Today was Bedstock, an Internet charity music festival. It featured videos of various musicians performing songs in bed, including Jenny Lewis, Tegan and Sara, Moby, Warpaint, Norah Jones, Lucy Dacus, Radiation City, and others.  More

Nov 02, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara released a new album, Love You to Death, back in June via Warner Bros. Last night the sister duo stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform "Stop Desire" and you can watch that performance below.  More

Oct 24, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar's Protest Auction for the American Cancer Society ends tomorrow (Tuesday, October 25) at 2 PM eastern. You can still go to eBay to bid on all of the autographed musician-made protest signs featured in Under the Radar's 2016 Protest Issue, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society. The auction includes protest signs made by Tegan and Sara, Amanda Palmer, Best Coast, Sharon Jones, Thurston Moore, Banks & Steelz, Moby, Mew, OK Go, Okkervil River, Metronomy, Wild Beasts, Car Seat Headrest, Lush, Local Natives, Julien Baker, Super Furry Animals, Billy Bragg, Perfect Pussy, Wye Oak, Everything Everything, School of Seven Bells, Deerhoof, Kristin Kontrol, Andrew W.K., Yeasayer, Natalie Prass, Superchunk, The Julie Ruin, Frankie Cosmos, Kevin Morby, LUH, Tacocat, Xiu Xiu, Slow Club, and many others. More

Oct 21, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Continuing all weekend and until next Tuesday, all of the autographed musician-made protest signs featured in Under the Radar's 2016 Protest Issue will be auctioned on eBay, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society. The auction includes protest signs made by Tegan and Sara, Amanda Palmer, Best Coast, Sharon Jones, Thurston Moore, Banks & Steelz, Moby, Mew, OK Go, Okkervil River, Metronomy, Wild Beasts, Car Seat Headrest, Lush, Local Natives, Julien Baker, Super Furry Animals, Billy Bragg, Perfect Pussy, Wye Oak, Everything Everything, School of Seven Bells, Deerhoof, Kristin Kontrol, Andrew W.K., Yeasayer, Natalie Prass, Superchunk, The Julie Ruin, Frankie Cosmos, Kevin Morby, LUH, Tacocat, Xiu Xiu, Slow Club, and many others. More

Oct 18, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Starting today and continuing for the next seven days, all of the autographed musician-made protest signs featured in Under the Radar's 2016 Protest Issue will be auctioned on eBay, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society. The auction includes protest signs made by Tegan and Sara, Amanda Palmer, Best Coast, Sharon Jones, Thurston Moore, Banks & Steelz, Moby, Mew, OK Go, Okkervil River, Metronomy, Wild Beasts, Car Seat Headrest, Lush, Local Natives, Julien Baker, Super Furry Animals, Billy Bragg, Perfect Pussy, Wye Oak, Everything Everything, School of Seven Bells, Deerhoof, Kristin Kontrol, Andrew W.K., Yeasayer, Natalie Prass, Superchunk, The Julie Ruin, Frankie Cosmos, Kevin Morby, LUH, Tacocat, Xiu Xiu, Slow Club, and many others. More

Sep 22, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara released a new album, Love You to Death, back in June via Warner Bros. They've promised the share videos for each of the album's 10 tracks and now the Quin sisters have shared a video for "Stop Desire." The very colorful clip features lots of sexually suggestive imagery and an appearance from comedian Reggie Watts.  More

Sep 09, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our 2016 Protest Issue (out September, October, and into November), which is out now both digitally and on newsstands. We've done a Protest Issue every U.S. Presidential election year since 2004 and as before this issue features articles examining the intersection of music and politics and photo shoots with musicians holding protest signs of their own making. Then in mid-October we will be launching our charity Protest Auction, in which we auction off all the protest signs in the issue, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society.  More

Aug 29, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara released a new album, Love You to Death, back in June via Warner Bros. They've promised the share videos for each of the album's 10 tracks and now the Quin sisters have shared a video for "White Knuckles."  More

Aug 22, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara released a new album, Love You to Death, back in June via Warner Bros. and have been releasing a slew of videos for its songs, but now we have a video for a brand new song not featured on that album.  More

Aug 11, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara released a new album, Love You to Death, back in June via Warner Bros. Now the Quin sisters have shared a video for "Hang On to the Night." Lisa Hanawalt directed and designed the animated clip and she is a producer/production designer on the Netflix animated show BoJack Horseman. The video features a giant magical purple horse, along with other curious creatures. More

Jul 28, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara released a new album, Love You to Death, back in June via Warner Bros. Now the Quin sisters have shared a video for "Faint of Heart." Devon Kirkpatrick directed the clip, which takes place at a lip sync battle and features members of the LGBTQ community impersonating various music icons, including David Bowie, Prince, Madonna, Grace Jones, Elvis Presley, and Tegan and Sara. More

Jul 22, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara released a new album, Love You to Death, back in June via Warner Bros. Now the Quin sisters have shared a video for "BWU." Clea DuVall directed the clip, which starts with Sara proposing to her girlfriend and getting turned down.  More

Jul 05, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

A new Tegan and Sara song can be heard in the trailer for the forthcoming indie film The Intervention. The film is due out August 26 in theaters and on iTunes and features a score by the sisterly duo's Sara Quin. More

Jun 28, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara released a new album, Love You to Death, at the start of the month via Warner Bros. Now the band have appeared on Charlie Rose. Rose interviewed the sister duo about being queer artists, touring with Neil Young, and how they grew up watching him.  More

Jun 09, 2016 By Joshua M. Miller

Last night Tegan and Sara were the musical guests on "The Late Late Show With James Corden." More

May 31, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara are releasing a new album, Love You to Death, this Friday (June 3) via Warner Bros. Their single "Boyfriend" has gotten the remix treatment and there's a playlist of four remixes up on the duo's YouTube page. The remixes are by Shura, Gilligan Moss, Alex Ghenea, and Robokid. Listen to the remix playlist below. More

May 19, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara are releasing a new album, Love You to Death, on June 3 via Warner Bros. Last week the band stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform single "Boyfriend." Now The Tonight Show has shared a stripped down acoustic performance of the song, recorded backstage, just the Quin sisters and a piano while the camera spins around them.  More

May 16, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara are releasing a new album, Love You to Death, on June 3 via Warner Bros. Now the band has shared another song from it, "Stop Desire." Zane Lowe premiered it on his Beats 1 radio show on Apple Music and you can listen below. More

May 11, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara are releasing a new album, Love You to Death, on June 3 via Warner Bros. Last night the Tegan and Sara Quin stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform one of the album's singles, "Boyfriend," with a minimal backing band (just a drummer and keyboardist). Watch below. More

May 06, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara are releasing a new album, Love You to Death, on June 3 via Warner Bros. Now the band has released a new song, "100x," and shared its video. Jess Rona directed the clip, which mainly features slow motion shots of a bunch of windblown very sad looking puppies (Tegan and Sara make a brief appearance too). The song is kind of sad too, about a relationship gone wrong (it seems like that's the subject of a lot of Tegan and Sara songs. More

May 04, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara are releasing a new album, Love You to Death, on June 3 via Warner Bros. The sisterly duo have previously shared the album's first two singles, "Boyfriend" and "U-turn." The former was already given the music video treatment and now "U-turn" gets a clip.  More

Apr 27, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara are releasing a new album, Love You to Death, on June 3 via Warner Bros. Recently the sisterly duo shared the album's first single, "Boyfriend," as well as another song from the record, the ultra-poppy "U-turn." Now they have shared a video for "Boyfriend." More

Apr 25, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara are releasing a new album, Love You to Death, on June 3 via Warner Bros. Recently the sisterly duo shared the album's first single, "Boyfriend," as well as another song from the record, the ultra-poppy "U-turn." Now they have announced a whole bunch of tour dates. More

Apr 08, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara are releasing a new album, Love You to Death, on June 3 via Warner Bros. Yesterday the sisterly duo shared the album's first single, "Boyfriend," which was teased last week, and now we already have another song from the record, the ultra-poppy "U-turn." Listen below. More

Apr 07, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara are releasing a new album, Love You to Death, on June 3 via Warner Bros. Now the sisterly duo have shared the album's first single, "Boyfriend," which was teased last week. It premiered on Beats 1 radio today. Listen below. More

Mar 31, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara are releasing a new album, Love You to Death, on June 3 via Warner Bros. The album's first single, "Boyfriend," isn't due to be released until April 8 (that's the single artwork above), but now they've shared a teaser trailer featuring a snippet of the song. More

Mar 11, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Yesterday Tegan and Sara announced on their social media accounts that they are releasing a new album titled Love You to Death on June 3 via Warner Bros. They hinted at the album cover and said that the full cover will be revealed today and now here it is. More

Mar 10, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Tegan and Sara have announced on their social media accounts that they are releasing a new album titled Love You to Death on June 3 via Warner Bros. They have hinted at the album cover and said that the full cover will be revealed tomorrow. On April 8 new music will be coming, presumably the album's first single. More

Feb 23, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Last night Tegan and Sara and The Lonely Island's The Lego Movie track "Everything Is Awesome" was up for an Academy Award. More

Feb 09, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Over the weekend familial pop duo Tegan and Sara announced that they would be reteaming with The Lonely Island to deliver a live performance of their Oscar-nominated song "Everything Is Awesome" at the 87th Annual Academy Awards. More

Jan 15, 2015 By Laura Studarus

If you happen to run into Tegan and Sara or The Lonely Island, be sure to congratulate them. More

Sep 19, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Last  night Tegan and Sara were welcomed back on Conan, serving as the late night program's musical guest. More

Sep 15, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Tegan and Sara have announced a forthcoming reissue of their 2004 album So Jealous, marking the tenth anniversary of the LP. More

Feb 25, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Continuing to support the hell out of their 2013 album Heartthrob sisters Tegan and Sara have announced plans for new round of U.S. shows starting in May. More

Feb 05, 2014 By Laura Studarus

The Juno awards have been announced. Under the Radar favorites Arcade Fire and Tegan & Sara have been nominated in several categories.  More

Jan 29, 2014 By Laura Studarus

2014 is the year of Tegan and Sara. The Quin sisters recently unveiled their contribution to The Lego Movie, and made us crave cookie dough Oreos. Now comes word that they have a song in the forthcoming film Endless Love.  More

Jan 23, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Tegan and Sara have teamed up with The Lonely Island for new track, “Everything Is AWESOME!!!” which is featured in the forthcoming Lego Movie.  More

Dec 17, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Hot on the heels of Tears for Fears sharing a cover of Animal Collective's "My Girls," Matthew Dear has inexplicably shared his own cover of Tears for Fears' 1983 single "Pale Shelter."  More

Oct 24, 2013 By Laura Studarus

You don’t really know someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes, right? Thanks to the National Breast Cancer Foundation and Converse, you can get to know a lot of your favorite musicians.  More

Oct 15, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

In the upcoming film Dallas Buyers Club, Matthew McConaughey plays Ron Woodroof, a real-life Texan who after being diagnosed with HIV started smuggling medication from outside the country for himself and others whose health was being put in jeopardy from the pharmaceutical establishment. More

Sep 30, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Continuing to ride the wave of mainstream success following the relase of their newest album Heartthrob, twin sisters Tegan and Sara found themselves serving as the musical guest on The Today Show this morning where they performed their steadfast pop hit "Closer." More

Aug 21, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Last night Tegan and Sara made a special guest appearance during Taylor Swift's sold out arena performance at L.A.'s Staples Center, where the three performed the Quin sisters' hit single "Closer" from their album Heartthrob. More

Jul 24, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Check out Tegan and Sara’s recent stop by CBS’s This Morning. More

Jul 16, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Earlier today in Toronto the short list of nominees for the 2013 Polaris Prize was announced, featuring the likes of Tegan and Sara, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Metric, Purity Ring, and Young Galaxy. More

Apr 23, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Quin sisters Tegan and Sara have premiered a serenading music video for their Heartthrob ballad "I Was a Fool For Love." More

Apr 12, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Scheduled to help kick off the first weekend of Coachella tonight, Quin sisters Tegan and Sara returned to the talk show circuit last night performing as the musical guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. More

Mar 21, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Tegan and Sara are making the rounds. If being covered on Glee is the new is the new Weird Al tribute, then the Quin sisters can check off that milestone after last night’s episode where Heartthrob cut “Closer” got the New Directions treatment. More

Feb 14, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Tegan and Sara recently stopped by the Ellen show to perform Heartthrob cut, “Closer.”  More

Feb 13, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

"Closer," the lead single off Tegan and Sara's excellent über pop album Heartthrob has already staked a claim at being one of the most infectious songs of the year. More

Feb 01, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Last night sisters Tegan and Sara continued to promote the hell out of their newest album Heartthrob by serving as the musical guest for Jimmel Kimmel Live! More

Jan 29, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

After what's seemed like an endless lead-up, Tegan and Sara finally released their much-anticipated new album Heartthrob today. More

Jan 25, 2013 By Austin Trunick

For our new feature Track-by-Track we go in-depth with an artist about each song on their new album. This week we are featuring Tegan and Sara's Heartthrob and each day this week we'll post commentary by Tegan Quin on two of the album's songs. More

Jan 24, 2013 By Austin Trunick

For our new feature Track-by-Track we go in-depth with an artist about each song on their new album. This week we are featuring Tegan and Sara's Heartthrob and each day this week we'll post commentary by Tegan Quin on two of the album's songs. More

Jan 24, 2013 By Laura Studarus

The wait is over. Out January 29, Tegan and Sara’s newest album Heartthrob is available for streaming now via Rolling Stone.  More

Jan 23, 2013 By Austin Trunick

For our new feature Track-by-Track we go in-depth with an artist about each song on their new album. This week we are featuring Tegan and Sara's Heartthrob and each day this week we'll post commentary by Tegan Quin on two of the album's songs. More

Jan 22, 2013 By Austin Trunick

For our new feature Track-by-Track we go in-depth with an artist about each song on their new album. This week we are featuring Tegan and Sara's Heartthrob and each day this week we'll post commentary by Tegan Quin on two of the album's songs. More

Jan 21, 2013 By Austin Trunick

For our new feature Track-by-Track we go in-depth with an artist about each song on their new album. This week we are featuring Tegan and Sara's Heartthrob and each day this week we'll post commentary by Tegan Quin on two of the album's songs. More

Jan 18, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Having already shared a pair of new tracks off their forthcoming new album Heartthrob throughout the week, Tegan and Sara just seem to being for broke at this point, premiering yet another with the song "Shock to the System." More

Jan 17, 2013 By Laura Studarus

How ‘bout another cut from Tegan and Sara’s forthcoming pop opus Heartthrob?  More

Jan 15, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

On their upcoming album Heartthrob sisters Tegan and Sara deliberately sought to make their most commercial and pop-oriented album to date. More

Jan 09, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

In the lead up to their newest album Heartthrob, Tegan and Sara have announced a series of headlining tour dates in support of the effort. More

Dec 18, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Having posted it online, performed it on Letterman, and made a music video for it, Tegan and Sara have taken the next step with their Heartthrob lead single "Closer" by issuing a number of remixes. More

Dec 14, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Approaching the release of their much-anticipated new record Heartthob on Jan. 29, the Quin sisters Tegan and Sara stopped by Billboard magazine and their personal studio to talk about music and play a few songs. More

Nov 29, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Tegan and Sara are the life of a teenage bash, showing amateurs how karaoke is done in the new video for “Closer.” More

Nov 21, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

The night after playing to a sold out crowd at NYC's Bowery Ballroom, Quin sisters Tegan and Sara stuck around a bit yesterday to make an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. More

Nov 06, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Tegan and Sara's new album Heartthrob now has a release date. More

Oct 29, 2012 By John Norris

One continent is barely big enough to contain Tegan and Sara Quin. They’re Western Canadians by birth, but years ago Sara Quin headed east, to live in Montréal and New York, leaving the territory left of the Continental Divide to sister Tegan. Still, twins are twins, and 3,000 miles can’t change the fact that Tegan and Sara’s similarities go beyond appearance and a love of music. In separate interviews for Under the Radar’s Protest Issue, we discovered remarkably similar attitudes in the girls on a host of issues, including assimilation, activism, bullying, and same-sex marriage. And a big revelation in our conversation with Tegan Quin, who divides her time between L.A. and Vancouver: even though her Canadian home base would allow her to marry her longtime girlfriend, the couple has chosen not to, as a matter of principle. We even got a bit of scoop on Tegan and Sara’s seventh studio album, due out in January. More

Oct 25, 2012 By Christopher Roberts

Here's a new playlist we've made over at Rdio featuring some of the tracks that have been in heavy rotation in the Under the Radar offices of late. Some are artists interviewed in our last two issues, others might be interviewed in future issues, and the rest are just songs we're really into.  More

Oct 23, 2012 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar magazine's Protest Auction ends in one hour at 2:00 p.m. EST. The auction features all of the autographed protest signs created by musicians for the magazine's The Protest Issue, which is on newsstands now. All profits will go to the War Child charity. Musicians who are taking part include Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, The Drums, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, Tom Morello, Liars, Matthew Dear, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Menomena, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier, Reggie Watts, Youth Lagoon, Zola Jesus, and many others. More

Oct 22, 2012 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar magazine's Protest Auction ends tomorrow, Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. EST. The auction features all of the autographed protest signs created by musicians for the magazine's The Protest Issue, which is on newsstands now. All profits will go to the War Child charity. Musicians who are taking part include Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, The Drums, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, Tom Morello, Liars, Matthew Dear, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Menomena, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier, Reggie Watts, Youth Lagoon, Zola Jesus, and many others. More

Oct 22, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Next January Quin sisters Tegan and Sara will release their newest album Heartthrob. More

Oct 21, 2012 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar magazine's Protest Auction is now on and ends Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. EST. The auction features all of the autographed protest signs created by musicians for the magazine's The Protest Issue, which is on newsstands now. All profits will go to the War Child charity. Musicians who are taking part include Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, The Drums, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, Tom Morello, Liars, Matthew Dear, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Menomena, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier, Reggie Watts, Youth Lagoon, Zola Jesus, and many others.

Oct 19, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Just a reminder that the not-to-be-missed digital version of Under the Radar’s The Protest Issue includes all the same articles that appear in the printed version—plus 132 extra pages of editorial content not found in the print edition. Included are extra interviews with Andrew Bird, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Dan Deacon, Death Cab for Cutie, Dinosaur Jr., The Drums, EMA, Richard Hawley, Fucked Up, Liars, Bob Mould, Tom Morello, The New Pornographers, Okkervil River, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier, JD Samson of Le Tigre and Men, Tegan and Sara, and more.  More

Oct 16, 2012 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar magazine's Protest Auction starts NOW!. The auction features all of the autographed protest signs created by musicians for the magazine's The Protest Issue, which is on newsstands now. All profits will go to the War Child charity. Musicians who are taking part include Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, The Drums, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, Tom Morello, Liars, Matthew Dear, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Menomena, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier, Reggie Watts, Youth Lagoon, Zola Jesus, and many others.   More

Dec 23, 2014 By Chris Tinkham

Looking back on the half decade prior to the release of Tegan and Sara's 2004 breakthrough album, So Jealous, Sara Quin likens those years to being underwater. She and her sister, Tegan, had enjoyed a substantial wave of press when they signed to Neil Young's Vapor Records in 1999, but after three albums and five years of building a small, devoted fanbase through touring, things weren't progressing the way that they wanted. In order to rise back to the figurative surface, and for their music endeavor to become a financially viable career choice, something needed to change. More

Jan 25, 2013 By Austin Trunick

For our new feature Track-by-Track we go in-depth with an artist about each song on their new album. This week we are featuring Tegan and Sara's Heartthrob and each day this week we'll post commentary by Tegan Quin on two of the album's songs. More

Jan 24, 2013 By Austin Trunick

For our new feature Track-by-Track we go in-depth with an artist about each song on their new album. This week we are featuring Tegan and Sara's Heartthrob and each day this week we'll post commentary by Tegan Quin on two of the album's songs. More

Jan 23, 2013 By Austin Trunick

For our new feature Track-by-Track we go in-depth with an artist about each song on their new album. This week we are featuring Tegan and Sara's Heartthrob and each day this week we'll post commentary by Tegan Quin on two of the album's songs. More

Jan 22, 2013 By Austin Trunick

For our new feature Track-by-Track we go in-depth with an artist about each song on their new album. This week we are featuring Tegan and Sara's Heartthrob and each day this week we'll post commentary by Tegan Quin on two of the album's songs. More

Jan 21, 2013 By Austin Trunick

For our new feature Track-by-Track we go in-depth with an artist about each song on their new album. This week we are featuring Tegan and Sara's Heartthrob and each day this week we'll post commentary by Tegan Quin on two of the album's songs. More

Oct 29, 2012 By John Norris

One continent is barely big enough to contain Tegan and Sara Quin. They’re Western Canadians by birth, but years ago Sara Quin headed east, to live in Montréal and New York, leaving the territory left of the Continental Divide to sister Tegan. Still, twins are twins, and 3,000 miles can’t change the fact that Tegan and Sara’s similarities go beyond appearance and a love of music. In separate interviews for Under the Radar’s Protest Issue, we discovered remarkably similar attitudes in the girls on a host of issues, including assimilation, activism, bullying, and same-sex marriage. And a big revelation in our conversation with Tegan Quin, who divides her time between L.A. and Vancouver: even though her Canadian home base would allow her to marry her longtime girlfriend, the couple has chosen not to, as a matter of principle. We even got a bit of scoop on Tegan and Sara’s seventh studio album, due out in January. More

Aug 16, 2012 By John Norris

Earlier this year we spoke to Tegan and Sara about their forthcoming seventh album. (Read that article here.) At the time they had written 36 songs and had just started recording, with plans to work with a multitude of producers. A theme for the album was already coming into place. "Sara and I are both in stable relationships, we're both at a very stable part of our career," said Tegan at the time. "We have achieved more than we ever thought we would. In a weird way we're quite content right now, so I'd say the theme of this record is really different than our last records; it's not heartbreak, but one of much more empowerment and also a lot of reflection." More

Mar 12, 2012 By Austin Trunick

"I think this is going to be a very door-opening record," says Tegan Quin, one-half of the Canadian rock duo Tegan and Sara. "I feel like we've hit on something that's going to allow people to connect to it and get into it." She adds, laughing: "Just like Ace of Base." More

Aug 02, 2010 By Chris Tinkham

Born in 1980, Sara Quin was too young to experience the juggernaut that was Phil Collins during the mid-1980s. As a solo artist and the lead singer of Genesis, Collins became a persistent hit-maker and pop culture presence, from his chart-topping theme song to the 1984 film Against All Odds and his 1985 transatlantic Live Aid performances, to the use of “In the Air Tonight” on Miami Vice, and the Genesis track “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight” in Michelob commercials. More

Jul 30, 2010 By Hays Davis

Musicians reflect on their first concerts. Includes stories from Tegan & Sara, Camera Obscura, Girl Talk, Owen Pallett, Art Brut, The Hold Steady, MGMT, Broken Social Scene, Ariel Pink, !!!, Mew, Real Estate, The Dears, Vivian Girls, Mayer Hawthorne, The Drums, Telekinesis, Fuck Buttons, El Guincho, and more. More

Jul 16, 2009 By Chris Tinkham

Tegan and Sara plan to master their sixth studio album, Sainthood, at the beginning of August and release it at the end of October. Tegan Quin spoke with Under the Radar this morning to update us with some of the basic details and offer her impressions of the new music. More

Jun 03, 2016 By Austin Trunick

There were no doubt a few fans out there put off by Tegan and Sara's nosedive into slickly-produced pop music with 2013's mainstream breakout, Heartthrob—what with its radio-friendly singles which found the Sisters Quin cracking the Hot 100 for the first time in their two-decade career. More

Jan 25, 2013 By Austin Trunick

When Tegan Quin spoke to Under the Radar about this then-untitled record in early 2012, she expressed feelings that it could be a door-opening album for the band. "I feel like we've hit on something that's going to allow people to connect to it and get into it," she said. "Just like Ace of Base." More

Jul 24, 2007 By Mark Redfern

Tegan and Sara packed Amoeba Records’ Hollywood store to capacity and then some, with a line of fans stretching down Sunset Blvd. and around the corner, for their in-store on Tuesday night. More