Crybaby is the tenth studio album by Canadian indie pop duo Tegan and Sara, released via Mom + Pop Music on October 21, 2022. It is their first full-length studio album release since 2019's Hey, I'm Just Like You.
Background Tegan and Sara wrote the majority of the songs for the album in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, during production and script writing for the then-upcoming TV series High School, 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 Before the album's release, part of the song "Faded Like a Feeling" was featured in the 2022 Hulu film Crush.
Tegan and Sara announced the album on July 12, 2022.
On September 7, 2022, the duo appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers, 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 Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, performing the single "I Can't Grow Up" live.
Track listing
Personnel Tegan and Sara Tegan Quin – vocals, guitar, production Sara Quin – vocals, guitar, keyboards, sampling, production
Additional personnel John Congleton – production, mixing, engineering, bass, drum programming, guitar, keyboards Joey Waronker – drums, percussion Luke Reynolds – bass, guitar, keyboards Emily Lazar – mastering Chris Allgood – mastering Emy Storey – art direction, design, photography Becca McFarlane – design, photography Pamela Littky – photography
Charts + Chart performance for Crybaby Chart (2022) Peakposition
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