Canadian indie rock duo Tegan And Sara have premiered the music video for their song "Goodbye, Goodbye," the synthy twin sisters' Polaris Prize-nominated Essential pop album, "Heartthrob." We have experienced deep connections with people through the exchange of emails and texts, only to discover later that a false sense of intimacy can leave a relationship wildly out of balance when you're finally face to face. The new video captured the blur of communication that often leaves us feeling disconnected and isolated from each other. So many miscommunications, so little time!
Of course there is a ton of motivation to correct the equilibrium when you're getting into a relationship, but it is far more challenging and frustrating when you're getting out of one! Falling in love is easy, breaking up is hard. Tegan And Sara's new love anthem "Goodbye, Goodbye," was originally penned by Sara. Tegan recalled to Under The Radar that it was a song that she and producer Greg Kurstin "loved almost immediately, but we also didn't feel like it had a big enough chorus." She added: "All Greg did was change the chords underneath the chorus and all of a sudden it popped, it was insane. It was in my head for months after Sara wrote it."
Sara tells HuffPost Canada Music about the song and accompanying video directed by Natalie Rae Robison: "'Goodbye, Goodbye' is a sound off about rejection and the empowerment of shutting someone out after a break-up, but it's also an acknowledgement of the distorted nature of intimacy that comes from communicating complex emotions through a cell phone or email. In a way we learn more about ourselves than each other when we interact this way. Our phones and computers are just mirrors for us to reflect again and again."
Once upon a time, we used phones to speak into and written words could take days, if not weeks, to reach someone. The evolution of technology, from texting and chat to email and Facebook, has utterly changed the way we communicate with each other, including how we deal with being broken up when your ex is but a keypad-push away. That's the theme of Tegan And Sara's new quasi-lyric video, which documents the drafting of various "Dear John" messages, all sent via text, email, or Facebook. Some heartbreakers actually grab a pen and paper, others opt for word magnets - anything so long as face-to-face interactions are avoided.
Of course there is a ton of motivation to correct the equilibrium when you're getting into a relationship, but it is far more challenging and frustrating when you're getting out of one! Falling in love is easy, breaking up is hard. Tegan And Sara's new love anthem "Goodbye, Goodbye," was originally penned by Sara. Tegan recalled to Under The Radar that it was a song that she and producer Greg Kurstin "loved almost immediately, but we also didn't feel like it had a big enough chorus." She added: "All Greg did was change the chords underneath the chorus and all of a sudden it popped, it was insane. It was in my head for months after Sara wrote it."
Sara tells HuffPost Canada Music about the song and accompanying video directed by Natalie Rae Robison: "'Goodbye, Goodbye' is a sound off about rejection and the empowerment of shutting someone out after a break-up, but it's also an acknowledgement of the distorted nature of intimacy that comes from communicating complex emotions through a cell phone or email. In a way we learn more about ourselves than each other when we interact this way. Our phones and computers are just mirrors for us to reflect again and again."
Once upon a time, we used phones to speak into and written words could take days, if not weeks, to reach someone. The evolution of technology, from texting and chat to email and Facebook, has utterly changed the way we communicate with each other, including how we deal with being broken up when your ex is but a keypad-push away. That's the theme of Tegan And Sara's new quasi-lyric video, which documents the drafting of various "Dear John" messages, all sent via text, email, or Facebook. Some heartbreakers actually grab a pen and paper, others opt for word magnets - anything so long as face-to-face interactions are avoided.
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