Tegan And Sara

-Tegan And Sara Were Born In Calgary Alberta Canada. They Initially Played As PLUNK And Lacked A Drummer And Bass Player. In 1997 They Used Their School’s Recording Studio To Record Two Demo Albums Who's In Your Band? And Play Day. They Had Three Demo Albums Called Orange Demo Yellow Demo And Red Demo. In 1998 They Made An Early Breakthrough By Winning Garage Warz Battle Of The Bands A Local Music Competition In Calgary. Since Then The Two Have Toured Extensively. They Are Signed To Neil Young's Vapor Records In Canada And To Sire In The United States As Their Previous Label Sanctuary Records Is No Longer Releasing New Music In The United States. When They Were Competing In Garage Warz They Were Known As "Sara And Tegan" Because That Is How Their Mother Registered Them On The Competition Forms. The Competition Was Held At A Local Bar/club In Calgary And Since The Twins Were Only 17 At The Time They Were Actually Not Able To Go Inside Without Adult Supervision. Their First Album Under Feet Like Ours Was Initially Released Under The Name "Sara And Tegan". While Both Twins Are Similarly Involved In Vocals And Playing Instruments The Singing Of The Lead Melody Usually Goes To Whichever Twin Wrote The Particular Song. Their Fifth Album The Con Was Released On July 24 2007. It Was Co-Produced By Chris Walla. Jason McGerr Of Death Cab For Cutie Matt Sharp Of The Rentals Who Was With Weezer During The Blue Album And Pinkerton Hunter Burgan Of AFI And Kaki King Appear On The Album. Tegan And Sara Are Currently Wrapping Up The Production Of A New Album Produced By Chris Walla And Howard Redekopp Planned To Be Released October 27 2009. It Will Be Called Sainthood read less