a little bit closer welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Sarah of Tegan and Sara about their
with Sarah of Tegan and Sara about their
with Sarah of Tegan and Sara about their album heartthrob
something I always like to get an idea
something I always like to get an idea of it’s your perception of your
of it’s your perception of your
of it’s your perception of your evolution from album to album I think
evolution from album to album I think
evolution from album to album I think that I sort of discount a few of our
that I sort of discount a few of our
that I sort of discount a few of our early records because I just think that
early records because I just think that
early records because I just think that those were the years we were sort of
those were the years we were sort of
those were the years we were sort of figuring it out we didn’t have a lot of
figuring it out we didn’t have a lot of
figuring it out we didn’t have a lot of studio experience and we were still I
studio experience and we were still I
studio experience and we were still I mean we were figuring everything out
mean we were figuring everything out
mean we were figuring everything out like most people in their teens and
like most people in their teens and
like most people in their teens and early 20s I was figuring out who I was
early 20s I was figuring out who I was
early 20s I was figuring out who I was where I was gonna live what my style was
where I was gonna live what my style was
where I was gonna live what my style was so those records terrified me and I
so those records terrified me and I
so those records terrified me and I don’t look at them very often or listen
don’t look at them very often or listen
don’t look at them very often or listen to them but starting around 2004 was so
to them but starting around 2004 was so
to them but starting around 2004 was so jealous that was the year that I moved
jealous that was the year that I moved
jealous that was the year that I moved to Montreal I really started to feel
to Montreal I really started to feel
to Montreal I really started to feel confident about how to use my vocals I
confident about how to use my vocals I
confident about how to use my vocals I really started to see us as a band
it’s always been a goal for us to write
it’s always been a goal for us to write really confessional intense music that
really confessional intense music that
really confessional intense music that relates to my life but can also relate
relates to my life but can also relate
relates to my life but can also relate to your life or that guy’s life or that
to your life or that guy’s life or that
to your life or that guy’s life or that girl’s life and I wanted the music to
girl’s life and I wanted the music to
girl’s life and I wanted the music to reflect that like this endemic sort of
reflect that like this endemic sort of
reflect that like this endemic sort of universal sounding music but I wasn’t
universal sounding music but I wasn’t
universal sounding music but I wasn’t always good at executing that you know
always good at executing that you know
always good at executing that you know so even though the intentions weren’t
so even though the intentions weren’t
so even though the intentions weren’t good and I wanted to do that sometimes
good and I wanted to do that sometimes
good and I wanted to do that sometimes we made more organic or indie rock
we made more organic or indie rock
we made more organic or indie rock sounding records so I feel like with
sounding records so I feel like with
sounding records so I feel like with this record I think we’ve achieved that
this record I think we’ve achieved that
this record I think we’ve achieved that actually this time I think it’s a big
actually this time I think it’s a big
actually this time I think it’s a big pop sounding record what would you say
pop sounding record what would you say
pop sounding record what would you say the tone and poor throw of it is I feel
the tone and poor throw of it is I feel
the tone and poor throw of it is I feel like it’s a really ambitious record like
like it’s a really ambitious record like
like it’s a really ambitious record like it has a lot of energy it’s just sort of
it has a lot of energy it’s just sort of
it has a lot of energy it’s just sort of like 10 pop songs like I think we wanted
like 10 pop songs like I think we wanted
like 10 pop songs like I think we wanted to make something that was first listen
to make something that was first listen
to make something that was first listen like that you would really get right
like that you would really get right
like that you would really get right away but that would really grow to like
away but that would really grow to like
away but that would really grow to like you know that you wouldn’t lose interest
you know that you wouldn’t lose interest
you know that you wouldn’t lose interest in the songs they’re not surface songs
in the songs they’re not surface songs
in the songs they’re not surface songs they’re songs that you can really grow
they’re songs that you can really grow
they’re songs that you can really grow into I think that the the general tone
into I think that the the general tone
into I think that the the general tone still is like an upbeat one you know
still is like an upbeat one you know
still is like an upbeat one you know like I don’t think it’s a sad record but
like I don’t think it’s a sad record but
like I don’t think it’s a sad record but then lyrically it’s pretty sad it’s like
then lyrically it’s pretty sad it’s like
then lyrically it’s pretty sad it’s like so it’s over here it’s a weird combo a
so it’s over here it’s a weird combo a
so it’s over here it’s a weird combo a bipolar
let’s talk a bit about closer the this
let’s talk a bit about closer the this song and the video the concept there he
song and the video the concept there he
song and the video the concept there he can sent me that song it was fairly in
can sent me that song it was fairly in
can sent me that song it was fairly in the ballpark of where it is still now
the ballpark of where it is still now
the ballpark of where it is still now and I remember thinking like wow this is
and I remember thinking like wow this is
and I remember thinking like wow this is really different than what she’s been
really different than what she’s been
really different than what she’s been writing I love that it was a different
writing I love that it was a different
writing I love that it was a different perspective then I think people are
perspective then I think people are
perspective then I think people are generally used to hearing with us it’s
generally used to hearing with us it’s
generally used to hearing with us it’s not a breakup songs nobody’s nobody’s
not a breakup songs nobody’s nobody’s
not a breakup songs nobody’s nobody’s hurt nobody sad nobody’s running this is
hurt nobody sad nobody’s running this is
hurt nobody sad nobody’s running this is very much a flirtatious like it’s a love
very much a flirtatious like it’s a love
very much a flirtatious like it’s a love song with the video we really wanted to
song with the video we really wanted to
song with the video we really wanted to capture some of the like nostalgia of
capture some of the like nostalgia of
capture some of the like nostalgia of like being young and having fun and sort
like being young and having fun and sort
like being young and having fun and sort of like pre relationship pre drama just
of like pre relationship pre drama just
of like pre relationship pre drama just sort of like when you just really dig
sort of like when you just really dig
sort of like when you just really dig somebody you’re crushing out and it’s
somebody you’re crushing out and it’s
somebody you’re crushing out and it’s like you have no idea what the future
like you have no idea what the future
like you have no idea what the future holds
the kids in the video are so sweet
the kids in the video are so sweet compared to the way we were we were
compared to the way we were we were
compared to the way we were we were disgusting teenagers we were doing
disgusting teenagers we were doing
disgusting teenagers we were doing terrible things we were doing that we
terrible things we were doing that we
terrible things we were doing that we looked very ugly it was just that video
looked very ugly it was just that video
looked very ugly it was just that video is like idyllic compared to the way we
is like idyllic compared to the way we
is like idyllic compared to the way we were but this kind of idea of like
were but this kind of idea of like
were but this kind of idea of like youthful having fun and flirting and
youthful having fun and flirting and
youthful having fun and flirting and whatever we thought that that really
whatever we thought that that really
whatever we thought that that really helped captured the spirit of the song
do you have a karaoke go-to song oh yeah
do you have a karaoke go-to song oh yeah shot through the heart by Bon Jovi
shot through the heart by Bon Jovi
shot through the heart by Bon Jovi anything by Bon Jovi’s I yours yeah you
anything by Bon Jovi’s I yours yeah you
anything by Bon Jovi’s I yours yeah you really uncle for sure you’re good shot
really uncle for sure you’re good shot
really uncle for sure you’re good shot through the heart and you’re to blame
through the heart and you’re to blame
through the heart and you’re to blame darling you give love a bad name so good
darling you give love a bad name so good
darling you give love a bad name so good I can do any Mondovi song yes bad
I can do any Mondovi song yes bad
I can do any Mondovi song yes bad medicine is my go-to oh good
medicine is my go-to oh good
medicine is my go-to oh good if you I give you so grumpy and people
if you I give you so grumpy and people
if you I give you so grumpy and people could be like let’s do karaoke might be
could be like let’s do karaoke might be
could be like let’s do karaoke might be like right guys I don’t want to and then
like right guys I don’t want to and then
like right guys I don’t want to and then they put that on and I’m like guys give
they put that on and I’m like guys give
they put that on and I’m like guys give me the microphone it’s my song yeah
me the microphone it’s my song yeah
me the microphone it’s my song yeah that’s come in I’ve totally invested
that’s come in I’ve totally invested
that’s come in I’ve totally invested close
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