Canada’s Tegan and Sara announced Monday the upcoming release of The Con X: Covers, an collection marking the 10th anniversary of their album The Con.
The album will feature “14 of our favourite artists covering all 14 songs from the original album,” according to a statement from Sara Quin.
“When I hear another band or artist cover one of our songs it can be indescribable and pleasantly disorienting – creating hope where there was originally hopelessness or joy where there was only ever regret,” she explained.
“A pop song can become a claustrophobic ballad, or an anguished confession might be transformed into a euphoric mantra. In some ways hearing someone else interpret something so familiar is a way to finally be freed from the personal history of the song and to hear it for the first time.”
The Con was the fifth studio release from the Calgary-born sister act and was certified Gold in Canada. The album spawned two singles – the title track and "Back in Your Head."
The Con X: Covers will be released on Oct. 13. Proceeds from the sale of the album will benefit The Tegan and Sara Foundation.
Quin said a list of the artists who recorded covers for the collection will be unveiled at a later date. “We want to thank each and every one of them for donating their time and talents to this cause that we are so passionate about,” she said.
