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Jul 28, 2016 By Christopher Roberts Tegan and Sara

Tegan and Sara released a new album, Love You to Death, back in June via Warner Bros. Now the Quin sisters have shared a video for “Faint of Heart.” Devon Kirkpatrick directed the clip, which takes place at a lip sync battle and features members of the LGBTQ community impersonating various music icons, including David Bowie, Prince, Madonna, Grace Jones, Elvis Presley, and Tegan and Sara. Tegan and Sara show up briefly at the end in the audience. Watch below via Teen Vogue (who premiered it).

The video was coincidentally shot the day after the massacre at an Orlando gay club. Tegan Quin had this to say about the video to Teen Vogue: “First and foremost we just hope it reaches LGBTQ people and makes them feel realized. Some of the themes of the video - mentorship, finding community, expression, bravery - are things you see so many LGBTQ youth actively pursuing in order to thrive. We need to be strong against a lot of hate in this world…. [Hopefully] a wider audience is able to see the incredible talent and beauty of LGBTQ youth. I hope that it reminds people to not be consumed with what others might think, but instead to follow their hearts and feel empowered to express themselves freely, openly, and happily.”

The sisterly duo have previously shared the audio for Love You to Death tracks “Boyfriend,” “U-turn,” and “Stop Desire.” Then they also shared videos for “Boyfriend,” “U-turn,” “100x,” and “BWU.” They have intentions of releasing a video for each song on the album.

Love You to Death is the follow-up to 2013’s Heartthrob, which probably featured the Quin sister’s biggest song yet, “Closer,” and brought them an even bigger audience. Greg Kurstin (Adele, Sia, Beck, Ellie Goulding) produced Love You to Death, which is the duo’s eighth album.

Also read our 2014 article on the 10th anniversary of Tegan and Sara’s So Jealous or our 2012 interview with Tegan Quin on marriage equality or our 2010 article on Sara Quin’s love of Phil Collins.

Tegan and Sara Tour Dates:

07-28 Hong Kong, China - Rotunda 3 KITEC
07-29 Singapore, Singapore - The The Star Theatre
07-31 Taipei, Taiwan - Super Slippa Festival
09-09 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - TCU Place
09-10 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Centennial Concert Hall
09-12 Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre
09-13 Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
09-15 Dallas, TX - The Majestic Theatre
09-16 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Ballroom
09-17 Austin, TX - Stubb’s Waller Creek Outdoor Amphitheater
09-19 Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom
09-21 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
09-22 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue
09-25 San Diego, CA - Observatory North Park
09-29 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
09-30 Lost Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre
10-01 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
10-03 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
10-04 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
10-05 Vancouver, British Columbia - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
10-07 Calgary, Alberta - BMO Centre
10-08 Edmonton, Alberta - Shaw Conference Center
10-20 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
10-21 Chicago, IL - Riviera Tehater
10-22 Saint Louis, MO - The Pageant
10-24 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom
10-25 Columbus, OH - Express Live! Indoor Pavilion
10-26 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
10-28 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
10-29 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
10-30 Quebec City, Quebec - Theatre Capitole
10-31 Boston, MA - House of Blues
11-03 Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore
11-04 New York, NY - Theater at Madison Square Garden
11-05 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE - Indoor
11-06 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11-09 Richmond, VA - The National
11-10 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
11-11 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
11-12 New Orleans, LA - Joy Theater
11-14 Orlando, FL - The Beacham Theatre
11-15 Tampa, FL - The RITZ Ybor
11-16 Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution