Tegan and Sara - Speak Slow

What this video is

Released in 2005 as the second single from So Jealous, 'Speak Slow' arrived at a pivotal inflection point in Tegan and Sara's career. The So Jealous album — their fourth — was their breakthrough record, going gold in Canada and earning a Juno Award nomination for Alternative Album of the Year. Critics noted a marked shift from their earlier indie-folk sound toward a buoyant punk-pop aesthetic with new wave…

Why it matters

A key artifact of mid-2000s Canadian indie rock and the broader North American alternative pop-punk wave. 'Speak Slow' exemplifies the new wave-inflected power-pop style that defined So Jealous and differentiated Tegan and Sara from their earlier folk-adjacent peers. The video's DIY production…

The director

Tegan Quin (born September 19, 1980, Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is one half of the indie pop duo Tegan and Sara. Alongside her directorial contributions to the band's early music videos, she is also an actress and writer, known for the autobiographical series…