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Tennis: TAS and WFUV In Session

Posted 5-14-12 by , Alisa Ali

Tags: Tennis

Tennis' 2011 debut album, Cape Dory, unfolded as a testament to Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley's love of sailing, but the couple hit choppy waters when planning their sophomore album. Determined to break from the nautical theme of their first record, the duo — now a trio with the addition of drummer James Barone — recruited the Black Keys' Patrick Carney as producer to shake up their process. The result is 2012's breezy Young and Old, set firmly on dry land and inspired in part by Moore's exploration of poetry. Earlier this spring Tennis dropped by WFUV and The Alternate Side's Studio A for a session; watch the videos and listen to the session after the jump.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 18

Posted 3-13-12 by

Tags: Air, Cloud Nothings, Fanfarlo, Grimes, Howler, Islands, Mark Lanegan Band, Of Montreal, Perfume Genius, Santigold, Sleigh Bells, Tennis, The Magnetic Fields, White Rabbits

The Magnetic Fields' new album might be at the bottom of the sea, but they soar to the top of the TAS Top 20. Plus debuts from Santigold, White Rabbits and Fanfarlo spring foward on the album chart.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 11

Posted 3-6-12 by

Tags: Air, Cloud Nothings, Grimes, Hospitality, Howler, Mark Lanegan Band, Of Montreal, Perfume Genius, Shearwater, Sleigh Bells, Tennis, The Magnetic Fields

The Mark Lanegan Band's elegiac blues dominate the TAS album chart with upstarts Cloud Nothings and Grimes rounding out the TAS Top 3.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 4

Posted 2-28-12 by

Tags: Air, Caveman, Chairlift, Cloud Nothings, Grimes, Mark Lanegan Band, Perfume Genius, Shearwater, Tennis, The Big Pink, The Magnetic Fields

As Cloud Nothings float to the top of the TAS Top 20, both Shearwater and The Magnetic Fields break onto the album chart with new releases.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 26

Posted 2-21-12 by

Tags: Air, Cloud Nothings, Grimes, Hospitality, Howler, Los Campesinos!, Mark Lanegan Band, Nada Surf, Perfume Genius, Sharon Van Etten, Tennis, The Big Pink, The Roots

Contemplative new albums from Sharon Van Etten and Perfume Genius step onto The Alternate Side's album chart while Tennis sails to the very top.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 19

Posted 2-14-12 by

Tags: Air, Caveman, Cloud Nothings, Grimes, Hospitality, Howler, Islands, Mark Lanegan Band, Nada Surf, Sleigh Bells, Tennis, The Big Pink, The Roots, Zola Jesus

Islands and the Mark Lanegan Band break onto the TAS Top 20 while star-gazing Nada Surf remains at the pinnacle of the album chart.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 12

Posted 2-7-12 by

Tags: Alamo Race Track, Guided By Voices, Howler, Los Campesinos! Zola Jesus, M83, Nada Surf, Of Montreal, Tennis, The Big Pink, The Roots

Nada Surf kickflip to the crest of the TAS Top 20 while Howler paddle onto the album chart for the first time.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 5

Posted 1-31-12 by

Tags: Cloud Nothings, Grimes, Guided By Voices, Los Campesinos!, M83, Nada Surf, Of Montreal, Tennis, The Big Pink, The Roots, Zola Jesus

London's The Big Pink and Cleveland's Cloud Nothings drift onto the TAS Top 20 while The Roots remain planted at the pinnacle of this week's album chart.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending January 29

Posted 1-24-12 by

Tags: Air, Caveman, Chairlift, Grimes, Guided By Voices, Hospitality, Los Campesinos!, Nada Surf, Of Montreal, Tennis, The Roots, Zola Jesus

A new year and lots of new albums with Of Montreal, Sleigh Bells, Hospitality and Air debuting in the TAS Top 20 while The Roots anchor the apex of the album chart.

TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending January 15

Posted 1-10-12 by

Tags: Alamo Race Track, Atlas Sound, Chairlift, Guided By Voices, M83, Nada Surf, Tennis, The Black Keys, Zola Jesus

For the first TAS Top 20 of 2012, the album chart gets a fresh influx of new records from Alamo Race Track, Nada Surf, Chairlift and Tennis.

Tennis Serves Up A New Album For Valentine's Day

Posted 11-9-11 by

Tags: Tennis, The Black Keys

Seafaring pop trio Tennis will return in 2012 with a brand new album, called Young and Old, produced by The Black Keys' Pat Carney. The album is set for release on February 14, Valentine's Day, on Fat Possum. The first single, "Origins," is due next month.

TAS In Sesson: Tennis

Posted 5-16-11 by , Alisa Ali

Tags: Tennis

Tennis, the married duo of Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore and drummer James Barone, released their handsome debut Cape Dory earlier this year, a collection of breezy, yare tunes inspired by the couple's eight-month sailing trip along the North Atlantic coastline. The trio, who play Barcelona's Primavera Sound festival on May 27 and Lollapalooza in August, is already working on a follow-up album, due out in 2012 and likely devoid of sailboat imagery. During a recent visit to New York, Riley, Moore and Barone dropped by Studio A for a chat and played several songs from Cape Dory, including "Marathon," inspired by a harrowing experience at sea.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending April 3

Posted 3-29-11 by

Tags: Bright Eyes, Elbow, Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx, James Blake, Lykke Li, Radiohead, Tennis, The Strokes, The Vaccines, Yuck

Manchester's Mercury Prize winners Elbow rocket onto the TAS Top 20 while Radiohead, fresh off of handing out free newspapers, finally take over the apex of the album chart.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 20

Posted 3-15-11 by

Tags: Bright Eyes, Lykke Li, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Smith Westerns, Tennis, The Streets, The Vaccines, Yuck

PJ Harvey keeps Radiohead at bay for a second week and dominates the TAS Top 20 while SXSW bands like Smith Westerns, The Vaccines, Bright Eyes and Yuck continue their climb up the album chart.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 13

Posted 3-8-11 by

Tags: Destroyer, Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx, Lykke Li, PJ Harvey, Smith Westerns, Tennis, The Mountain Goats, The Strokes, The Twilight Singers, Yuck

Provocative Swedish chanteuse Lykke Li, the Mountain Goats and the resurrected Strokes debut on the TAS top 20 album chart while nothing is gonna shake PJ Harvey from this week's top spot.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending March 6

Posted 3-1-11 by

Tags: Destroyer, Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Smith Westerns, Tennis, The Streets, The Twilight Singers, Yuck

After a decade-long run and five albums, The Streets' swansong, Computers and Blues, debuts on the TAS Top 20 while another opinionated Brit remains on the top of the chart.

TAS SXSW Preview: Tennis

Posted 2-25-11 by

Tags: Holiday Shores, La Sera, Tennis, The Walkmen

Tennis, the married duo of Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, are in the midst of a headlining tour supporting their breezy, buoyant debut album, Cape Dory. The much buzzed-over band play two gigs in New York next week, on March 2 and 3, and make their SXSW debut in a few weeks. The Alternate Side caught up with Riley, who emailed us at a roadside stop as the couple traveled by van to a Kansas gig, and he told us about the stress of SXSW, sailing and the accidental birth of their beautiful record.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 27

Posted 2-22-11 by

Tags: Cut Copy, Deerhoof, Destroyer, Gil Scott-Heron, Jamie xx, PJ Harvey, Smith Westerns, Tennis, The Twilight Singers, Yuck

Jamie xx's remix of the great Gil Scott-Heron and Yuck's eponymous debut enter the TAS Top 20 while PJ Harvey's political powerhouse of an album shakes the top of the chart.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 20

Posted 2-15-11 by

Tags: Cut Copy, James Blake, Peter Bjorn and John, PJ Harvey, Smith Westerns, Tennis, The Twilight Singers

Peter Bjorn and John and James Blake break onto the TAS Top 20 while Tennis call game, set and match and win the coveted top spot.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending February 13

Posted 2-8-11 by

Tags: Broken Records, Cut Copy, Deerhoof, Destroyer, Iron & Wine, PJ Harvey, Smith Westerns, Tennis, The Twilight Singers, The Vaccines

Iron & Wine kisses up to the TAS Top 20 while the Smith Westerns fire up the top of this week's album chart.

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