Tennis (band)
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Tennis is a band from Denver made up of husband-and-wife duo Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley.
The two met while studying philosophy in college. The couple started the band after they got back from a 7 month sailing expedition down the Eastern Atlantic Seaboard. They took their name from a joke about Patrick Riley playing tennis
in college.
Their first EP was "Baltimore" under the label Underwater Peoples.
They released their first studio album, "Cape Dory" on Fat Possum Records
in January 2011, which was featured on NPR
. The album is based on the couple's experiences during their sailing expedition and Cape Dory is the name of a location they visited on their sailing expedition. People often mistake the album to be named after their sailing ship, when in reality their boat is named 'The Swift Ranger'.
On November 9th, 2011 Tennis announced their second album 'Young & Old" would be released on Fat Possum Records February 14th, 2012. The album was produced by Patrick Carney of The Black Keys
. They announced their next single 'Origin' is to be released on Forest Family Records December 6th, 2011.
The two met while studying philosophy in college. The couple started the band after they got back from a 7 month sailing expedition down the Eastern Atlantic Seaboard. They took their name from a joke about Patrick Riley playing tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
in college.
Their first EP was "Baltimore" under the label Underwater Peoples.
They released their first studio album, "Cape Dory" on Fat Possum Records
Fat Possum Records
Fat Possum Records is an American independent record label based in Oxford, Mississippi. At first Fat Possum focused almost entirely on recording hitherto unknown Mississippi blues artists . Recently, Fat Possum has signed younger rock acts to its roster...
in January 2011, which was featured on NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
. The album is based on the couple's experiences during their sailing expedition and Cape Dory is the name of a location they visited on their sailing expedition. People often mistake the album to be named after their sailing ship, when in reality their boat is named 'The Swift Ranger'.
On November 9th, 2011 Tennis announced their second album 'Young & Old" would be released on Fat Possum Records February 14th, 2012. The album was produced by Patrick Carney of The Black Keys
The Black Keys
The Black Keys are an American rock duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney. The band was formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. As of October 2011, the band has sold over 2 million albums in the U.S....
. They announced their next single 'Origin' is to be released on Forest Family Records December 6th, 2011.
Singles
- "Baltimore" (Underwater Peoples, July 2010)
- "Tell Her No (The Zombies Cover)", (Self-Released, October 2011)
- "Origins" (Forest Family, December 2011)
Albums
- Cape Dory (Fat Possum RecordsFat Possum RecordsFat Possum Records is an American independent record label based in Oxford, Mississippi. At first Fat Possum focused almost entirely on recording hitherto unknown Mississippi blues artists . Recently, Fat Possum has signed younger rock acts to its roster...
, January 2011) - Young & Old (Fat Possum RecordsFat Possum RecordsFat Possum Records is an American independent record label based in Oxford, Mississippi. At first Fat Possum focused almost entirely on recording hitherto unknown Mississippi blues artists . Recently, Fat Possum has signed younger rock acts to its roster...
, February 2012)