And so Sara was really on that trip and a lot of her songs are about that and so to hear the song and to see the lyric and then to look at all the songs Sara was writing and see that someone else had already successfully summed up how Sara was feeling, well Sainthood just seemed like the perfect title.Ĭrystal: Only one of the songs you co-wrote with Sara, Paperback Head, appears on the album. You know the lyrics of that song are “the rumours of my virtue, they moved her not at all” – there’s something about when you’re falling in love and you’re working towards something and you’re wanting someone so badly and there’s this chance that you will be rewarded, but there’s also this chance that it will go unnoticed, and there’s something really crazy about that. It sort of sums up that intention of when you meet somebody, that idea of practicing being good, practicing being devoted, toeing that line, it’s such a romantic idea, to be perfect and to be devoted. There’s something really crazy about that. There’s something about when you’re falling in love and you’re working towards something and you’re wanting someone so badly and there’s this chance that you will be rewarded, but there’s also this chance that it will go unnoticed. So I think that Sainthood the songs and Sainthood the lyrics and Sainthood the experience, and writing together, really influenced the actual recording of the Sainthood, we wanted to play as a band and we wanted it to be an open record. We borrowed the lyrics from Leonard Cohen’s ‘Came So Far For Beauty’ and they just summed up where we were at emotionally so well, and stylistically and production-wise we basically stood in a room together playing guitar, and I played drums, and we sang together and it really influenced us, it made us realise that we wanted to play as a band. We went on a writing trip together, and we wrote Sainthood. I’m curious about what came first, the songs or the theme? They’re doing really well here in America.Ĭrystal: I hope they can make it. But I hope so, I’d love to tour with them again in Australia. But I think they’re going to make a new record and so they might be recording when we tour later next year. Tegan: You know I’m not sure, but we’re touring with An Horse in Canada in January which is really exciting. The shows aren’t booked yet but that’s our tentative plan, to come over for a few weeks in May and do quite a big tour over there.Ĭrystal: Are you bringing An Horse back with you again? Tegan: Yeah! Totally! We’re going to come over in May. But tomorrow night I’m doing Irish interviews and Sara has a break, so you could say that I’m working harder than her this week.Ĭrystal: What I’ve been waiting to find out if you’re including Australia on this tour? Tegan: We’re both doing three hours tonight, so we’re sharing the load together. Tegan: It’s just before 10pm, not quite midnight yet so don’t worry.Ĭrystal: Do you and Sara take turns doing the late night international interviews? Did you lose a bet? So read on for info on Tegan’s worst haircut, songwriting dynamics, the importance of girl rock bands, how Sainthood came to be, and who Tegan would throw her bra at if she could.Ĭrystal: Thanks for speaking with me - it must be late over there, yeah? Otherwise, Sainthood is released on October 23 in Australia and October 27th in the USA and Canada. Also as you may know, we reviewed Sainthood overall AND reviewed Sainthood track-by-track (where you can go and talk about your feelings with us) and there’s still time to enter to win a copy. In any event, these mega-interviews are terrific - including Tegan’s assertion that Tegan & Sara WILL be touring Australia next year. Katrina: given the chance to speak to Tegan, I may ask her to sing Nineteen to me, requesting that she change all references from “you” to “Katrina.” I think this may end inappropriately. Katrina was more than happy/totally freaking out to share some American minutes with Tegan. TWO! How did this happen? Well, we have a theory: after speaking to Crystal on Australian Monday during Crystal’s pre-arranged interview period (Crystal now refers to the Warner Australia contact as her “boyfriend,” and due to Crystal’s lesbionic leanings this is not a confusing nickname), Tegan loved Autostraddle SO much that she also wanted to speak to us during American Monday. What’s better than one interview with Tegan of Tegan & Sara? The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Time.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now.
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