Tegan and Sara play biggest UK show and release new single
Tegan and Sara play biggest UK show to date at London’s Roundhouse on June 24th; new single ‘Alligator’ to be released on June 21st
Glastonbury also confirmed
“Grown-up is a good look for the sisters, who write about romantic obsession much more compellingly than the majority of their peers. Tegan and Sara’s music may no longer be the stuff of teens, but its strength remains in how much it feels like two people talking. – Spin Magazine
“Well worth investigating.” – The Word
“‘Sainthood’ is Tegan and Sara’s most immediate album yet.” – Billboard
“Their best album to date.” – Gay Times
Video links:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid41695735001?bctid=71173530001
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid41695735001?bctid=76088512001 (Passion Pit remix)
Tegan and Sara will play their biggest UK headline show to date this summer with a landmark performance at London’s Roundhouse on June 24th which will be followed by a set at Glastonbury’s John Peel Stage the following day. To coincide with the live dates, the Canadian duo will release the new single ‘Alligator’ on June 21st on Vapor / Sire / Warner Bros. Records.
‘Alligator’ is the second single from Tegan and Sara’s current album ‘Sainthood’, which was released in October 2009. The album was produced by Death Cab for Cutie’s Chris Walla (who also produced the duo’s 2007’s critically acclaimed ‘The Con’) and Howard Redekopp (who produced 2004’s groundbreaking effort ‘So Jealous’), and mixed by Grammy Award winner Dave Sardy (Oasis, Primal Scream).
The single will be available digitally with a vast array of remixes courtesy of artists including Passion Pit, Four Tet and Holy Fuck. A special five track remix bundle is available to pre-order from iTunes now.
Tickets for the London Roundhouse show are available now from http://www.livenation.co.uk/event/13354/tegan-and-sara-tickets at a price of £17.50.
Tegan and Sara were first signed to Vapor Records in 2000 by Elliot Roberts and Neil Young and ‘Sainthood’ represents their sixth studio album to date. It ‘Sainthood’ addresses secular themes of devotion, delusion and exemplary behaviour in the pursuit of love and relationships. The thirteen track album focuses on themes of obsession with romantic ideals. The title is borrowed from the lyrics of the Leonard Cohen song ‘Came So Far For Beauty’ – “I practised all my sainthood / I gave to one and all / But the rumours of my virtue / They moved her not at all.”
Over the course of their career, Tegan and Sara have toured with Neil Young, The Killers, Ryan Adams, Death Cab For Cutie and Ben Folds and appeared on the David Letterman, Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel and Conan O’Brien shows. Their songs have been covered by artists including The White Stripes, Alkaline Trio and Cancer Bats. Tegan and Sara also recently collaborated with Tiësto on the track ‘Feel It In My Bones’ which features on the Dutch electronic producer’s recent album ‘Kaleidoscope’.
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