Listen to Tennis Cover Brenda Lee

By Carey Hodges at 4:00 PM on June 29, 2011

Earlier this year, we caught up with Tennis after the pair’s first LP, Cape Dory, quickly became one of the year’s most buzzed about releases (and one of our assistant editor Bonnie Stiernberg’s top 20 albums of 2011). Denver natives Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, an otherwise low-key married couple both with musical pasts, suddenly found themselves at the top of a long roster of lo-fi indie artists with their retro debut, a beach-friendly collection of songs inspired by a spontaneous sailing trip across the North Atlantic....  read more

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The 20 Best Albums of 2011 (So Far) - Bonnie Stiernberg

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 9:26 AM on June 29, 2011

It seems like I was just putting the finishing touches on my Best of 2010 list, but we’ve already had what feels like a solid year’s worth of music over the past six months....  read more

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The 25 Best Songs of 2011
(So Far)

By Josh Jackson at 7:00 AM on April 7, 2011

I’m the first to admit I get unreasonably excited about music. I approach my job like the prospectors of old, and each new nugget I come across feels like striking gold. To carry that metaphor way too far, 2011 feels a lot like 1849—there’s been so much good music already in this first quarter. Here are 25 songs that make me dance like Yosemite Sam. (I told you I was going to take that metaphor too far.)...  read more

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This Week's New Album Releases (1/17/11)

By Josh Jackson at 4:32 PM on January 17, 2011

Each week we highlight notable album releases we care about. This week, we bring you an even 10 from an Allman Brother, a 33-year-old punk band and some new favorites.  read more

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Tennis: Cape Dory

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 11:10 AM on January 17, 2011

Warm surf pop to melt the winter blahs away Whoever was behind the decision to release Cape Dory — Tennis’ gorgeous, beachy debut — in mid-January is a genius. On paper, it might seem odd to drop a sun-soaked album in the dead of winter, but while it’s chock-full of “ooh”s, “ahh"s and “sha-la-la”s, Cape Dory is not a summer album. Powered by nostalgia and just the right amount of cabin fever, this is a record meant for those of us longing to go somewhere — anywhere — as we wrap ourselves in another blanket, sip on a hot toddy,...  read more

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Getting to Know... Tennis

By Wyndham Wyeth at 8:00 AM on January 12, 2011

After returning from a seven-month sailing trip along the North Atlantic, the married couple in Tennis sat down to record their debut LP, Cape Dory, a beautiful album about adventure, the ocean and sharing it all with someone you truly love.  read more

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Ten January Albums Worth Checking Out

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 7:00 AM on January 3, 2011

Now that 2011 is here, it’s time to shake off that New Year’s hangover and get down to the business of those pesky resolutions. If you’re anything like us, you’ve probably already broken a few (although, in our defense, those leftover Christmas cookies were starting to get stale)....  read more

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