Longing for a past vacation will lead most folks to peruse their trip pictures or just daydream, but not husband and wife duo Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore. Instead, they formed Tennis and wrote their debut album,
Cape Dory.
Tennis combine 60s pop, a yacht rock aesthetic, and misty lo-fi production to create an album full of reflective pop songs. The album opens with Moore asking, “Take me somewhere,” and follows that up with two to three minute snapshots of their trip.
On “Marathon” we learn that “Coconut Grove is a very small cove” and that Riley and Moore “arrived at high tide” and weren’t sure if they’d make it out alive. There’s something appealing about the simplicity of the storytelling and the sparse nature of the music. It feels like sitting in someone’s living room watching a slide show, except the hosts aren’t trying to show off. They genuinely enjoyed their trip enough they can’t hold back.
Colorado indie rock band Tennis will release their third full-length album on September 9 titled Ritual in Repeat and then they'll hit the road on a big fall tour in support of it.
After releasing their debut album in early 2011, indie husband and wife duo Tennis are already preparing to unleash their sophomore album in early 2012. The new record is titled Young & Old and will be out on Valentine's Day, February 14.
Longing for a past vacation will lead most folks to peruse their trip pictures or just daydream, but not husband and wife duo Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore. Instead, they formed Tennis and wrote their debut album, Cape Dory. 
Colorado duo Tennis (who tour as a trio) have had a lot of changes since the band was last in the Triangle playing a house show at The Layabout in August. They've signed to Fat possum Records and will release their debut album Cape Dory on January 18.
Lo-fi Denver, CO band Tennis are currently making their way across the U.S., bringing their 50s and 60s inspired pop to the masses.