Recently, alternative music has gained popularity, with bands such as Florence + The Machine becoming regular purchases on iTunes and Amazon. Two performers in particular that haven’t gotten the clout that most bands have are Tegan and Sara, a singing set of twins with hits such as “Body Work” (with Morgan Page), “The Con” and “Back in Your Head.”

Born in Canada in 1980, Tegan and Sara Quin have been playing and writing songs since age 15. Their 1999 independently released album, “Under Feet Like Ours,” lead to their signing with Vapor Records. They’ve released a few albums since then including “The Business of Art,” “If It Was You,” “So Jealous,” “The Con” and “Sainthood.”

Recently they released “Get Along,” a CD/DVD set featuring 15 live tracks including “Call It Off,” “Alligator” and “I Won’t Be Left” as well as featuring three films: “States” by Danny O’Malley, “India” by Elinor Svoboda and “For the Most Part” by Salazar.

Along with producing albums, Tegan and Sara perform at festivals around the U.S., including Bonaroo, Cochella and Lollapaloza, and have toured with The Killers, The Pretenders, Cindy Lauper, Weezer, Paramore and many other well-known bands and singers. They’ve headlined tours in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, selling out all of their shows. Along with touring, they’ve collaborated with different kinds of artists, from hip hop, rock and pop. Their song “Walking with a Ghost” was covered by The White Stripes, paying them a high honor.

To add to their growing popularity, they’ve had music featured on many popular television shows such as “Parenthood,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Vampire Diaries” and “One Tree Hill.” They’ve also been featured on many talk shows such as Letterman, Leno and Conan.

One of their most recent ventures documents their journey making “Get Along” in a video series called “Carpool Confessionals” which shows the sisters with a video camera in their car as they drove to different studios soliciting their music.

They’re not just great singers and performers. They’re very politically and socially minded, being proud advocates for LGBT equality groups by not only coming out as gay themselves but also doing a photo shoot for Under the Radar magazine. The photos feature the twins wearing equality shirts and holding a sign stating, “The rights of the minority should never be subject to the whim of the majority.” Their activism and music have helped them develop a huge fan base, which follows them wherever they go.