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Tegan and Sara timeline (EN)

2011
Launched Merch Odyssey

In 2011, they launched “2011: A Merch Odyssey”, which saw at least one new item in the official online stores every month for the entire year. A live CD/DVD combination package titled Get Along was released on November 15 and contained three films titled “States”, “India”, and “For the Most…
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2009
Released sixth album Sainthood

On October 26, 2009, Tegan and Sara released their sixth album, Sainthood , produced by Chris Walla and Howard Redekopp . Sainthood debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at number 21, selling 24,000 copies in its first week. While recording the album, Tegan and Sara wrote songs together in New…
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2002
Released third album

In 2002, Tegan and Sara released their third album, If It Was You . Their fourth album, So Jealous , was released in 2004 and led to wider success and attention, both locally and internationally. This album was released through both Vapor and Sanctuary . The band’s 2007 album, The…
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1999
Released debut album

In 1999, they released their debut album, Under Feet Like Ours , as “Sara and Tegan”, with producer Jared Kuemper., After listening to it, Elliot Roberts flew up from Los Angeles to meet them at the Starfish Room in Vancouver , British Columbia, and he offered them a record deal…
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1997
Recorded two demo albums

Tegan and Sara began writing songs at 14. One of the first songs they wrote was “Tegan Didn’t Go To School Today”, written by Sara and recorded by the pair on cassette tape . The band was first called “Plunk”, short for “light punk”, due to their lack of a…
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