Yours Conditionally
On their new album, the duo of Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore continue channeling the retro warmth of ’70s pop. But their lyrics can drip with sarcastic self-effacement, adding bite to their sound.
Heartworms, The Shins’ first record since 2012’s Port Of Morrow, kicks off with the bouncy, sun-kissed jaunt “Name For You”—an ode to female empowerment inspired by James Mercer’s three daughters. While it’s a decidedly summery affair, it deals with serious ideas, admonishing those with antiquated notions who might…
Denver-based husband-and-wife duo craft pretty, yet cutting dream pop on their fourth and strongest record to date.
That’s could be why, six years in and four albums deep, there’s still some hesitation toward categorizing Tennis as a “pop group.”
After their third album, the slickly poppy Ritual in Repeat, Tennis did a bit of gentle rebooting.
Fresh off a yacht trip together, the married couple of Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley emerged as Tennis around 2010 with an album of love so...
The formula that seems to work for the husband and wife duo Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore is to set out to sea and become inspired to make a record.
'Yours Conditionally' by Tennis, album review by Gregory Adams. The full-length comes out on March 10th. Tennis, play March 3rd in Salt Lake City, UT.