Terrific Twitter Trio of the Week

Tegan and Sara, Dylan Lyrics, and Hot Chip make our list.
Tegan and Sara, Hot Chip, and Dylan Lyrics!

Lots of musicians tweet -- but all that Twitters is not gold.

That's why you'll want to check out SPIN.com every Friday to see whose tweets we're reading this week -- then update your TweetDeck! (Obligatory Self-Promotion: …while you're at it, be sure to follow @SPINmagazine!)

This week's winners:

Tegan and Sara Launch Mini-Tour in L.A.

The world's preeminent twin Canadian popsmiths air out their new album from front to back.
Tegan and Sara / Photos by Andrew Herrold

Tegan and Sara's new album is all about interpersonal tug-of-wars -- the occasionally opposing forces of remaining true to oneself and another -- but there was no doubt Sunday night that the band and their fans were all pulling in the same direction.

LISTEN: Tegan and Sara's New Album!

The sisterly duo is streaming the SPIN-lauded Sainthood in its entirety, leading up to its Oct. 27 release. Hear it now!
Tegan and Sara / Photo by Pamela Littky

The wait is over -- almost. While Tegan and Sara's sixth album, Sainthood, which was among our picks for this season's most important albums, won't be available for purchase until Oct.

Tegan and Sara, 'Sainthood' (Vapor/Sire)

Canada's most intense sister act grows up (but not apart) in public.

"I know it turns you off when I get talking like a teen," sings Sara Quin in "On Directing," a cut from the sixth studio album by Quin and her twin sister, Tegan.

Tegan and Sara: Album Details, Tour Dates

Check out the cover art for the duo's October release. Plus: See photos from their video shoot with Tiësto!
Tegan and Sara

After receiving near unanimous praise for 2007's The Con -- including four of five stars from SPIN -- Tegan and Sara are gearing up for the October 27 release of Sainthood by unveiling the album's cover art and tracklist, plus the first dates of their fall tour.

Tegan and Sara Reveal New Album Details

The sisters' sixth record will be called Sainthood, and drops Oct. 27. Click here to watch their iChat video announcement!
Sara (top left) and Tegan

Twin sister recording duo Tegan and Sara are self-proclaimed narcissists, so it was hardly a shock that they chose to announce the title of their sixth album, Sainthood (out Oct. 27), with a self-made video -- loaded with plenty of their trademark sisterly banter.

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