Career

Early years: 1980-1999
Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Kiersten Quin were born on the 19th September, 1980. In the 90's when they were 15 they began to write and play there own songs together, there first song called "Tegan didn't go to school today". Apparently Pretty on the Inside by Hole played a big part in them wanting to start a band. They formed the band Plunk with just them in it, and recorded their first demo in Spring 1996 called Who's in Your Band, and then later on that year Play Day. In 1998 they released their first demo, Yellow, as Sara and Tegan, followed by Orange and Red. In 1999 they self-released their debut album Under Feet Like Ours on CD.

So Jealous: 2004-2006
On the 14th September, 2004, Tegan and Sara released their third album So Jealous. The first from the album was "Speak Slow" released in 2004, followed by "Walking with a Ghost" in April 2005, which was covered by The White Stripes on their Walking with a Ghost EP, in December 2005. The album was nominated for a Juno award for Alternative Album of the Year in 2006, but lost out to Broken Social Scene by Broken Social Scene.

The Con: 2006-2008
Tegan and Sara began working on their fifth album with Chris Walla in 2006. The album was written during a period of intense emotional turmoil for both Tegan and Sara. Sara was struggling with Canadian immigration to get her American-born girlfriend a working visa so they could live together, while Tegan was dealing with the breakup of a five-year relationship. The twins were also mourning the death of their grandmother who, according to Tegan, had been like a second mother to them. She stated that these factors combined to make The Con "very dark and also very much about reflecting on getting older, long-term relationships and the end of things".

The album was released on the 24th July, 2007 on CD, vinyl and as a digital download. As announced on their MySpace blog, a special edition CD/DVD was released at the same time as the CD-only version. The album also debuted at number 34 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 19,000 copies in its first week. On week 2, the album fell out of the top 50, at No. 69, selling about 10,000 that week, totaling at 29,000. The album continued to chart that year until September, when it charted at number 192 before it fell out of the chart completely. . They released the I'll Take the Blame EP in November 2007. The first single released from the album was "Back in Your Head", released on CD and digital download on the 8th February 2008, and the second single released "The Con", released two weeks after "Back in Your Head". Following on from the singles' release, The Con was released in The UK on the 25th February 2008.

Discography
Full discography
 * Under Feet Like Ours
 * This Business of Art
 * If It Was You
 * So Jealous
 * The Con
 * Sainthood
 * Heartthrob