''Crybaby'' is the tenth studio album by Canadian

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duo Tegan and Sara, released via

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on October 21, 2022. It is their first full-length studio album release since 2019's ''

Hey, I'm Just Like You ''Hey, I'm Just Like You'' is the ninth studio album by Canadian indie pop duo Tegan and Sara, released via Sire Records on September 27, 2019. The album contains re-recordings of unreleased demo songs that the duo recorded as teenagers, and marks ...

''.

Background

Tegan and Sara wrote the majority of the songs for the album in 2020, during the

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. In 2021, during production and script writing for the then-upcoming TV series ''

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'', based on their 2019 memoir of the same name, Tegan and Sara entered the studio with producer John Congleton to record demos of "I Can't Grow Up" and "All I Wanted". The songs were initially intended as standalone singles, but during the first day of recording with Congleton, the duo became inspired to pivot the one-off studio session into the creation of their tenth studio album.

Promotion

Tegan and Sara announced the album on July 12, 2022. On September 7, 2022, the duo appeared on ''

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'', where they were interviewed about their TV show ''High School'' and the then-upcoming album, ''Crybaby''. They performed the single "Yellow" live on the show. On October 27, 2022, Tegan and Sara were musical guests on the ''

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'', performing the single "I Can't Grow Up" live.

Track listing

Personnel

Tegan and Sara * Tegan Quin – vocals, guitar,

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* Sara Quin – vocals, guitar, keyboards, sampling, production Additional personnel * John Congleton – production, mixing,

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, bass, drum programming, guitar, keyboards *

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– drums, percussion * Luke Reynolds – bass, guitar, keyboards *

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– mastering * Chris Allgood – mastering * Emy Storey – art direction, design, photography * Becca McFarlane – design, photography * Pamela Littky – photography

Charts

References

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