Those who can't do — or think of any new music video ideas — teach: Tegan and Sara are going back to basics with their new single "Fucking Up What Matters," accompanied by a DIY-inspired instructional music video directed by Tony Wolski.
"Fucking Up What Matters" marks the Quin sisters' — recently included among The 30 Artists Who Defined Exclaim!'s First 30 Years — first release since signing with Mom+Pop Music. It arrives ahead of the indie pop duo's forthcoming 10th album (following 2019's Hey, I'm Just Like You), which they finished recording last year.
Of the jaunty new single, Tegan said:
"Fucking Up What Matters" felt like an ode to the moment in your life when you realize that you have most, if not all of the things you wanted and you start to think about what would happen if you just walked away from it all. It's the moment in the middle of the night when you start to daydream about something else — something you never imagined. It's the feeling you have when you think you might have hit a new low, and yet you've never felt so good. Sometimes it's [in] admitting that you can't stop yourself from fucking up what matters that you feel your strongest. And, as my mom would say, it's often when we're fucking up what matters that we're learning the most about ourselves.
Watch the video for "Fucking Up What Matters," which features an appearance from the High School TV show leads Railey and Seazynn Gilliland, below.
Earlier this year, the pair unveiled Still Jealous — a reimagined version of their 2004 album So Jealous.
"Fucking Up What Matters" marks the Quin sisters' — recently included among The 30 Artists Who Defined Exclaim!'s First 30 Years — first release since signing with Mom+Pop Music. It arrives ahead of the indie pop duo's forthcoming 10th album (following 2019's Hey, I'm Just Like You), which they finished recording last year.
Of the jaunty new single, Tegan said:
"Fucking Up What Matters" felt like an ode to the moment in your life when you realize that you have most, if not all of the things you wanted and you start to think about what would happen if you just walked away from it all. It's the moment in the middle of the night when you start to daydream about something else — something you never imagined. It's the feeling you have when you think you might have hit a new low, and yet you've never felt so good. Sometimes it's [in] admitting that you can't stop yourself from fucking up what matters that you feel your strongest. And, as my mom would say, it's often when we're fucking up what matters that we're learning the most about ourselves.
Watch the video for "Fucking Up What Matters," which features an appearance from the High School TV show leads Railey and Seazynn Gilliland, below.
Earlier this year, the pair unveiled Still Jealous — a reimagined version of their 2004 album So Jealous.
