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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 2007)
NOVEMBER 16. 2007 JUStpUt,49 TALK IS CHEAP, journey. Teaming up with Death Cah for Cutie’s Chris Walla, Tegan & Sara have produced their most edgy, revealing album to date, turning on fans new and old, right here in P-town. Utilizing new studio equipment, recording techniques and the benefits fame has afforded them, e the duo knew this was the place to capture what they were looking for. Relocating to Stumptown to record in Walla’s home studio, the duo found just the environ ment to reach new levels of emotional and musical depth. Having most of the album already written, it was in post-production that Tegan & Sara became all the wiser. They experiment ed with new technology. They worked at their own pace. Their time was well spent. “This album is that time you look back and ask, ‘What was I really writing about?’ ” says Tegan. “It reflects a lot of that late-night anxiety about not being sure about what you’re doing. This is also really about dual personalities.” Tegan & Sara’s work usually comes from home studios, creating a feel for their albums that is safe and inviting. With nine months to record this one, both were able to cozy up with different instruments. Tegan with piano. Sara with bass. When they emerged, The Con was bom. « "This album is that time you look back and ask, 'What was I really writing about? It reflects a lot of that late-night anxiety about not being sure about what you're doing. This is also really about dual personalities." flCTIOn TALKS! Portland: Vancouver: 503-222-6USA 360-696-5254 206-753-2429 x/lPS’. Everett: Tacoma 425-405-2429 253-359-2429 LIVELINE CHAT, PERSONALS, FORUMS FIND YOUR FLAME! www.Iivematch.com Unlimited VIP Subscription AS LOW AS $1.77 per day! (8 weeks package $99.00) I I CALL-QR(ISE GQNNBGT SO MANY GUYS - Listen & Reply to Ads FREE! —Tegan Quin Portland “Recording in that environment, we fould use our own equipment, and we grew really attached. We were able to do much more lush recordings first. We could also focus a lot on tech stuff, like spending a whole day on one piece of equipment,” reflects Tegan. This earthy, aged album is rich with tones of savage heartbreak, r<x>ts muddy in folksinger real izations. It is neither safe nor warm, but it is raw. The kind of raw that permeates the 20s. It speaks of “balancing the trajectory of life” with its pace, an important lesson to learn. Tegan &. Sara aren’t teenagers anymore. Th’eir complexities are showing. They have battle wounds now and stories to tell. “We didn’t even start looking for a producer until we had about 17 songs down. This means, really, that we had 90 percent of it done,” says Tegan of the different recording pattern. “Rather than hiring a producer that would take our stuff and turn it to something else, we hired [Walla) because he wouldn’t turn it into a Chris Walla record.” And now, it seems, Tegan &. Sara are everywhere. They’re on MTV. They’re on the HBO series The L Word. They are touring the world. Their lives are more visible than ever before— a searing reminder of how far they’ve come. “We’re definitely doing more touring and recording, and with all that comes more respon sibility. Now there’s more people pushing us to do even more, and there are about 150 more opinions," Tegan remarks. “We’re at a point where the wave is hitting its peak and we can do more. The core of us is really clear on what we want.” It’s time for Tegan & Sara to blaze new trails like they have grown so accustomed to doing. The new album means a new tour, whiA blows down through the Columbia next month. Thanks to one huge release, these indie ladies are playing with the big boys—and holding their own just fine. TEGAN & S ara perform with Northern State 8 p.m. Dec. 4 at Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. i 503.299.9911 971.404.2544 Vancouver, WA 360.433.6100 FREE code 4517 For other citte« cell (888) MegaMates WIN.$1000 For Details Visit MegaMates.com 18* ©7007 FC UC SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS... THEY SUPPORT US. WE SUPPORT YOU Bumside St. Tickets are $25 from the box office or Ticketmaster. Tell them you saw their ad in Just Out! Portland writer WEST DUNCAN can be reached at westofaminor@yahoo.com. Testing for Gay, Bisexual, and Trans Guys I 4Mb Free Thursdays 5 6:30 PM (drop in) Rapid HIV Testing (same das results) Oral Testing (two week rt suits) Hepatitis A/B s at < ¡nations 1701 E Fourth Phon • Vancouver WA • 150-197-8098 for info
