(Greg Kurstin, who produced most of Heartthrob, also went on to work with Carly Rae Jepson on the similarly 80s-inspired Emotion). The 80s-inspired synth-pop of the album would prove to be hugely influential, as Taylor Swift named them as an influence for her critically-acclaimed album 1989, which came out the following year. The success of the album skyrocketed them to a level of fame they had never before achieved, allowing them to perform on stage with Taylor Swift and tour with Katy Perry. They released their album Heartthrob, which was anchored by the smash hit “Closer” and marked their first entry on the Billboard Hot 100. It was a slight departure from their previous sound, but was met with generally positive reviews from critics.Ģ013 marked a turning point in their career. Next up was Sainthood, which Sara says is still her favorite of their albums.
In 2007 they released The Con, an album that remains a favorite among fans and is often seen as a high point of the first half of their career. It also helped cement their status as lesbian icons. įollowing the release of So Jealous, Tegan and Sara were famously featured in an episode of The L Word, something Tegan says they still get recognized for (and are very proud to have been a part of). “It was actually being accepted by straight men that made the media stop ignoring us because they had to listen to the men that they deemed important,” Sara told Them. Tegan and Sara are well aware of what it took to finally get recognition within the male-dominated music industry. The White Stripes famously covered their song “Walking With a Ghost,” which immediately afforded them a certain amount of respect, and the album was also featured in Rolling Stones’ annual 50 best albums of the year list in 2004. It was their fourth album, So Jealous, that finally got them recognized by the music industry writ large. It wasn’t until their third album, If It Was You, that the band really cemented their early sound, which was somewhere in between indie rock and pop punk. Their second album, which came out in 2000, was composed primarily of re-recorded songs from the first one. Tegan and Sara’s first album came out a few years later, in 1998.
They don’t even pick up a guitar until halfway through the first season, and they aren’t exactly famous musicians by its conclusion. High School begins in 1995, when the twins were 15 years old. Their recent work – the book, the television show, and the album – represent an attempt to keep pushing as they begin to define their own legacy within an industry that has often denied them such esteem. A look back at their long career illustrates that they have always been ambitious and driven, never content to just coast along on what has worked before. Though the duo have been at this for over 20 years and have had increasing mainstream success over the last decade, they have never really gotten the recognition they deserve.
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Meanwhile, the excellent series High School is a heartfelt (and very queer) teen drama as much as it is a compelling origin story for the band. Their album, Crybaby, continues to embrace their post-2013 synth-pop sound while also harkening back to their earlier, guitar-focused years, giving long-time fans and newcomers alike something to dig their teeth into. The Canadian duo just released their tenth album last week, and the television series based on their coming-of-age memoir, High School, has been met with widespread critical acclaim. Tegan and Sara have nothing left to prove, but that hasn’t slowed down their ambitions, not by a long shot. Tegan (left) and Sara (right) in the video for “Yellow.”
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