What made the two of you want to start writing a memoir? “This is a new thing where we politely invite the other to speak.” “Thank you,” Tegan concedes, then turns to me. “You go ahead,” says Tegan, looking at Sara, when I ask my first question. She’s passionate to the point that when she cares about something, she’s all in-as evidenced by the fact that she tears up at one point, when discussing a particular memory. Sara, the younger, is unfiltered and assertive. Though born only a few minutes before Sara, Tegan gives off the air of an older sister.
When speaking with the pair, however, their personalities became perfectly discernible. “You can claim that every pull quote you’re going to see in every other interview, you’re going to be like, ‘They really worked their material with me first.’”ĭespite their very formal introductions and an identifying sense of style, I had a fear that I would somehow manage to mix them up during our conversation. “You’re actually the first press we’ve spoken to for the album,” Sara says as we sit down together. During the archaeological process of writing High School, the Quins rediscovered several long-lost tapes and early recordings, and impressed by the straightforward craftsmanship and lyrical honesty of what they had written all those years ago, were inspired to take the demos and filter their past work through their modern pop perspective, with twenty added years of experience. The second project is the duo’s ninth studio album Hey, I’m Just Like You. The first is their co-authored book, High School, a memoir that, as the title suggests, delves into the sisters’ late adolescence, detailing their often-fraught relationship and the years that resulted in both their first output as songwriters and their first respective explorations into same-sex relationships. Until now, when they came to town to discuss the forthcoming release of not one, but two new creative undertakings. Over the last few years, however-not counting a tenth anniversary celebration of their breakthrough album The Con in 2017-the pair have remained relatively quiet. With their last two records-2013’s Heartthrob and 2016’s Love You to Death – the identical twin sisters successfully transformed from cult indie artists to formidable mainstream pop stars. One oppressively hot day in Manhattan in early August, I find Tegan and Sara Quin waiting for me in one of the multipurpose lounge areas of the Arlo SoHo Hotel.
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