Under The Radar Magazine (Winter 2005)
Sara Quin
Tegan & Sara
Top Ten Albums of 2004
1. The Arcade Fire: Funeral
2. The Blood Brothers: Crimes
3. Fesit: Let It Die
4. Modest Mouse: Good News For People Who Love Bad News
5. Wilco: A Ghost Is Born
6. Le Tigre: This Island
7. The Organ: Grab That Gun
8. Ratatat: Ratatat
9. The Walkmen: Bows + Arrows
10. Against Me: As the Eternal Cowboy
What was the highlight of 2004 for either you personally or for the band?
The Stanley Cup playoffs (Calgary Flames) and releasing So Jealous.
What was the low point of 2004 for you?
Calgary Flames losing game seven to Tampa Bay, and John Kerry losing to George Bush.
What are your hopes and plans for 2005?
Continue making music, and play to new fans all over the world. Make a double record and open for Bruce Springsteen.
Which musical legend (basically any musician who began recording in the 1980s or earlier) would you most like to meet and why?
Bruce Springsteen. Because he is the artist with the career, I would most like to have. Jumping from an acoustic record to a polished synthy-80s record and still have a career, and hot stubble. Ok, I don't want the hot stubble.
Do you have any thoughts on the late-great DJ John Peel, especially if he helped your career in some way?
I don't know that he helped our career in a direct way, although I did have a bootleg of the Smashing Pumpkins Peel Session and listened to it religiously when I was 15.
Do you have any thoughts about the outcome of the Presidential election and what that means for America and the world?
The United States should take a huge field trip. I think we have numbed ourselves out on Prozac and network TV. The devastation and animosity around the world is something we should care about. Our freedom is being used against us. We are not free if we are living in fear. War will only tear us a part.
Do you have any other thoughts about the current state of the world or the state of the music industry?
I am excited for the next four years. I have friends in the comic book industry who are predicting the rise in political art as a result of this election, and I think it's safe to say that music will experience that same increase. Its time to stand up and say what we are thinking. There are a lot of creative people who are frustrated and sad about the state of the world, the industry and this election, and I think we can expect to hear about it a lot over the next four years.