After selling out both Splendour in the Grass side shows in record time, Canadian pop duo Tegan & Sara have revealed Sydney electronic artist Lupa J as the major support act on their Sydney and Melbourne shows.
Handsome Tours are proud to present the return of Canada’s Tegan & Sara to Australia, with the announcement of two exclusive shows in Sydney and Melbourne on sale this Friday. Performing tracks from their new album Love You to Death, the band will also be appearing at the now sold out Splendour in the Grass.
Love You to Death is the band’s 8th studio album and once again finds the group working with producer Greg Kurstin (Adele, Sia, Beck, Ellie Goulding). It is slated for release on June 3rd, with the first single ‘Boyfriend’ out now.
‘Boyfriend’ has already received rave reviews from fans and press alike. Vulture exclaims ‘Are there two greater pop songwriters walking this Earth than Tegan & Sara Quin? Not many. And oh baby, they’re finally back with more synth-pop perfection.” SPIN calls the track a “swirling, lushly synthesized confection (handclaps and a f**king killer chorus included),”and Rolling Stone proclaims “The synths beam and blare over thundering percussion, while Sara Quin belts the song’s charmingly cheeky and lovestruck hook.”
Tegan & Sara have been featured by Buzzfeed in a comprehensive document of the duo’s journey over their 17-year career, from their early days to indie rock success, signing to a major label and performing at the Academy Awards, right up to recording Love You to Death. In the unprecedented music profile, Tegan discloses that the album is about “how debilitating and transformative” relationships can be, including those Tegan & Sara have with each other. The album is a product of their strengthened bond and of being more comfortable with who they truly are, and Buzzfeed identifies it as their “strongest, catchiest record to date.”
Love You to Death is the follow up to Tegan and Sara’s pop breakthrough album Heartthrob, which featured the singles ‘Closer’, which was certified gold in the US, and ‘I Was A Fool’. In addition to this, the band was featured on the LEGO Movie single ‘Everything Is Awesome’ with The Lonely Island, and were invited to perform the song as part of the 2015 Oscar telecast.
Born in Calgary, Alberta and now residing in Vancouver, BC, Tegan and Sara have won 3 Juno Awards, 2 Polaris Prize nominations and a Grammy nomination.
TEGAN & SARA
AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2016
July 25: 170 Russell, Melbourne VIC (SOLD OUT)
July 26: The Metro, Sydney NSW (SOLD OUT)
TEGAN & SARA WILL ALSO APPEAR AT SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS