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Dec 09, 2020
By Laura Studarus
Welcome to Why Not Both Wednesdays. Every week, in partnership with the Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives. For our final show of 2020, Tegan and Sara tell us about writing, music, and Tiktok More
High School Being Developed for IMDb TV by Clea DuVall
Oct 20, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
In 2019 Tegan and Sara (sisters Tegan and Sara Quin) released their first memoir, High School, which chronicled what it was like to be queer teenage sisters in the 1990s. Now Deadline reports that the book is being adapted into a TV series, also titled High School, for IMDb TV (which is Amazon’s ad-supported free streaming service). Actress/writer/director Clea DuVall is writing and directing the pilot. More
Hey, We’re Just Like You (The Remixes) EP Out Now via Sire Records
Aug 07, 2020
By Jennifer Irving
Tegan and Sara (sisters Tegan and Sara Quin) released a new album Hey, I’m Just Like You back in September 2019. The record was a reworking of songs they had written over 20 years ago. Now, they’ve reworked them again, releasing an EP of remixes called Hey, We’re Just Like You (The Remixes) with a music video accompanying pretty much each track. More
Hey, We’re Just Like You (The Remixes) EP out August 7 via Sire Records
Jul 30, 2020
By Samantha Small
Tegan and Sara (sisters Tegan and Sara Quin) released a new album Hey, I’m Just Like You back in September. The LP featured a reworking of old songs the duo wrote over 20 years ago. Now, the songs are going to get rearranged yet again with Hey, We’re Just Like You (The Remixes) EP due out August 7 via Sire Records. To further celebrate the news the duo shared a music video for “I Know I’m Not The Only One.” More
Support Us for Only $1.00 a Month to Access the Long Out of Print Issue from 2005
May 25, 2020
By Mark Redfern
We’ve been uploading the long out of print and sold out Issue 8 to our Patreon page, one article at a time. The 2005 issue features Bright Eyes on the cover and so far we have uploaded interviews from it with Tegan and Sara, Mew, Muse, Doves, My Morning Jacket, The Walkmen, Metric, Rilo Kiley, Low, The Decemberists, Devendra Banhart, and more. More
Hey, I’m Just Like You Out Now via Sire; High School Memoir Also Out Now via MCD
Mar 11, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Tegan and Sara (sisters Tegan and Sara Quin) have announced some new 2020 North American tour dates, dubbed the "Tonight We're Seeing Colors Tour." More
Hey, I’m Just Like You Out Now via Sire; High School Memoir Also Out Now via MCD
Sep 27, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Tegan and Sara (sisters Tegan and Sara Quin) have released a new album, Hey, I'm Just Like You, today via Sire. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here. More
Issue 66 Features Musicians and Actors on Their All-Time Favorite Albums, including Tegan and Sara, Wilco, Weyes Blood, Sigur Rós, Fred Armisen, Topher Grace, Jay Baruchel, Low, and more
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
Plus Brittany Howard, Julien Chang, Georgia, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
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
Hey, I’m Just Like You Due Out September 27 via Sire; High School Memoir Due Out September 24 via MCD
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
Hey, I’m Just Like You Due Out September 27 via Sire; High School Memoir Due Out September 24 via MCD
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
Hey, I’m Just Like You Due Out September 27 via Sire; High School Memoir Due Out September 24 via MCD
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
Plus Metronomy, DIIV, Chance The Rapper + Ben Gibbard, Tegan and Sara, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
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
Hey, I’m Just Like You Due Out September 27 via Sire; High School Memoir Due Out September 24 via MCD
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
Hey, I’m Just Like You Due Out September 27 via Sire; High School Memoir Due Out September 24 via MCD
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
Hey, I’m Just Like You Due Out September 27 via Sire
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
High School Due Out in Fall 2019 via MCD
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
Plus Suede, Beak>, Steve Mason, Petitie Noir, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
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
Bunny Due Out October 12 via Ghostly International
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
The Canadian Band Will Interact With the Fictional Band
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
The Con X: Covers Due Out October 20
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
Plus Angel Olsen, TORRES, Stars, Cults, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
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
The Con X: Covers Due Out October 20
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
Also Includes Hayley Williams of Paramore, Bleachers, Kelly Lee Owens, Shamir, and Others
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
Plus Alex Lahey, Jessie Ware, Mathew Dear + Tegan and Sara, Ted Leo, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
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
New Single Out Now via Ghostly International
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
One Step Forward, Too Many Steps Back
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
Lady Gaga, Kesha, and Best Coast Also Speak Out
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
Plus Glass Animals, The Weeknd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Car Seat Headrest, Kevin Morby, and Others
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
Love You to Death Out Now via Warner Bros.
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
Charity Event Also Features Warpaint, Norah Jones, Lucy Dacus, and 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
Bid on Protest Signs from our Protest Issue – Amanda Palmer, Best Coast, Thurston Moore, Sharon Jones, and More Help Us Donate to the American Cancer Society
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
Charity Auction Benefiting the American Cancer Society Includes Thurston Moore, Sharon Jones, Mew, Lush, Moby, Wye Oak, Local Natives, OK Go, and 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
Bid on Protest Signs from our Protest Issue – Tegan and Sara, Amanda Palmer, Best Coast, Thurston Moore, Sharon Jones, and 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
Love You to Death Out Now via Warner Bros.
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
Special Issue Takes On Sexism and Feminism in the Music Industry, Tackles the Election, and Features Amanda Palmer on the Cover
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
Love You to Death Out Now via Warner Bros.
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
The Intervention Movie Out This Friday, Sara Quin Composed the Score
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
Love You to Death Out Now via Warner Bros.
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
Love You to Death Out Now via Warner Bros.
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
Love You to Death Out Now via Warner Bros.
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
Sara Quin Also Scored the Movie
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
Love You to Death Out Now via Warner Bros.
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
Love You to Deathout now via Warner Bros.
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
Love You to Death Due Out This Friday via Warner Bros.
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
Love You to Death Due Out June 3 via Warner Bros.
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
Love You to Death Due Out June 3 via Warner Bros.
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
Love You to Death Due Out June 3 via Warner Bros.
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
Love You to Death Due Out June 3 via Warner Bros.
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
Love You to Death Due Out June 3 via Warner Bros.
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
Love You to Death Due Out June 3 via Warner Bros.
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
Love You to Death Due Out June 3 via Warner Bros.
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
Love You to Death Due Out June 3 via Warner Bros.
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
Love You to Death Due Out June 3 via Warner Bros.
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
Also Featuring Questlove and Will Arnett
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
To Play "Everything Is Awesome"
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
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
Marking Album's Ten Year Anniversary
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
Ceremony Takes Place March 30
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
From the Endless Love Soundtrack
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
The Lego Movie Soundtrack Is Out Feb 11 On WaterTower
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
Wear A Piece of Art And Help Fight Breast Cancer
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
Featured on Dallas Buyers Club Soundtrack
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
Expect A Sales Boost From A New Demographic
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
Sister Act Plays Two Acoustic Songs
Jul 24, 2013
By Laura Studarus
Check out Tegan and Sara’s recent stop by CBS’s This Morning. More
Include Tegan and Sara, Metric, and Purity Ring
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
Slated to Appear April 11 on The Tonight Show
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 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
Discuss What It Means to Be a Heartthrob
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
Tegan Quin on "Now I'm All Messed Up" and "Shock to Your System."
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
Tegan Quin on "I Couldn't Be Your Friend" and "Love They Say"
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
Tegan Quin on "Drove Me Wild" and "How Come You Don't Want Me"
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
Tegan Quin on "I Was a Fool" and "I'm Not Your Hero"
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
Tegan Quin on "Closer" and "Goodbye, Goodbye"
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
Another Track Off Heartthrob
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
Heartthrob Out January 29
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
New Album Heartthrob Out Jan. 29
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
By Sultan & Ned Shepard, Morgan Page
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
Transcending Ignorance with Compassion
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
What’s in Heavy Rotation at Under the Radar’s Offices Right Now
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
Interviews
Jan 07, 2020
By Frank Valish
In January of 2018, when Tegan and Sara finished the tour and promotion for the band's eighth album, Love You to Death, the Quin sisters were confronted with the question of what to do next. More
How Women in the Music Industry Are Using Social Media to Confront Sexism and Misogyny
Dec 28, 2016
By Mike Hilleary
A Conversation with Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino, CHVRCHES' Lauren Mayberry, Lower Dens' Jana Hunter, Lush's Miki Berenyi, Beth Martinez, Amanda Palmer, Natalie Prass, Perfect Pussy's Meredith Graves, Tegan and Sara's Sara Quin, and Chelsea Wolfe. 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
Tegan Quin on "Now I'm All Messed Up" and "Shock to Your System."
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
Tegan Quin on "I Couldn't Be Your Friend" and "Love They Say"
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
Tegan Quin on "Drove Me Wild" and "How Come You Don't Want Me"
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
Tegan Quin on "I Was a Fool" and "I'm Not Your Hero"
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
Tegan Quin on "Closer" and "Goodbye, Goodbye"
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
Transcending Ignorance with Compassion
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
Seventh Album Due Out in Early 2013
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
Greatest Stories Ever Told
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
Tegan discusses new album Sainthood
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
Reviews
Hey, I’m Just Like You
Sire
Nov 14, 2019
By Andy Von Pip
Whilst gathering material for their recently published memoir, High School, identical twins Tegan and Sara Quin stumbled upon a clutch of old cassettes containing their first recorded forays into songwriting. More
Love You to Death
Warner Bros.
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
Amoeba Records, Hollywood, CA
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
