Tegan and Sara‘s sixth album ‘Sainthood’ is set to be released Oct. 27th, and their single ‘Hell’ is out and it’s a fantastic peak of what we can expect on the Chris Walla produced album. I’m so so so excited for new Tegan and Sara- The Con was played on repeat three summers ago and immediately takes me back to car rides with my friend Jenni to cross the border again and again thinking up different reasons for our frequent trips- but almost always going to shows and festivals. Their musical longevity is largely credited to their enormous credibility earned by their consistently well crafted albums, often themes of love and relationships- reworking pop, redefining the realms through which so many female songwriters operate. Their is a fierceness that coexists with their vulnerability that makes their music so sad and beautiful, but allowing us to feel hopeful all the while.

Sainthood is about an obsession with romantic ideals. There is a similarity between the pursuit of love and the pursuit of faith, as explained,the themes of Sainthood are tied together by this simple title, borrowed, with great respect, from the lyrics of the Leonard Cohen song ‘Came So Far For Beauty’: ‘I practiced all my sainthood / I gave to one and all / But the rumors of my virtue / They moved her not at all.’” 

Tegan and Sara- Hell

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