14 May 2013

I Was A Fool

Tegan & Sara

Warner Bros

WE SAY

Feels like we've waited a long time for this one, and not just because everyone who has heard Tegan & Sara Quin's seventh album Heartthrob agreed months ago that I Was A Fool is an out-of-the-box hit record. After nearly fifteen years making quality indie angst for a loyal and largely Canadian fanbase, Tegan & Sara have finally embraced the mainstream. Teaming up with pop production powerhouse Greg Kurstin (Pink, Ke$ha and The Shins among countless others), Heartthrob is their most accessible album to date, a No. 3 Billboard Chart debut hinting at the richly deserved international success that's about to come their way. Following a previous UK visit that included arena dates with The Killers, recurrent-in-waiting I Was A Fool is released to coincide with a handful of headline shows next month.

London gig: June 11, The Troxy E1

CONTACTS

Label: Racheal Edwards, Warner Bros.
Publishing: Mike McCormack, Universal Publishing
Online: Heather Swaine, Warner Bros.
Press: Kat Bawden, Warner Bros.
TV: Juliet Read, Warner Bros.
Radio: Heidi Jacob, Warner Bros.
Live: Peter Nash, WME
Worldwide management: Piers Henwood / Nick Blasko, Amelia Artists
UK management: Arwen Hunt, ATC

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