Denver-based duo Tennis arrive packing good vibrations straight from high-seas heaven.
Yup, that’s Alaina Moore posing in an off-the-shoulder lace bodysuit on the cover of Tennis’ debut album. The petite lead singer joined her partner in crime, Patrick Riley, in a sold-out Toronto performance this past Friday. The adoring crowd may have expected good vibes from a surfy pop group…but who could have predicted they’d be so goddamn cute?
Anyone who is given this label past the age of 10, however, knows it can be both a compliment and a curse. Introducing a new song, Moore says: “Patrick has a very real fear that people will think our band is too cute…so instead of telling you the real story behind this song, I’m just going to say it’s about drugs.”
The band’s 2010 release Cape Dory is a sunny ocean-lover’s dream that recounts a special relationship that blossomed between the couple during their months together at sea. One track in particular entitled “South Carolina” tells the story of a three-day storm encountered during their travels that Moore says, “We got to know very well.”
Their bubbly beats and wanderlust theme is reminiscent of the Beach Boys’ Holland and a timeless escape to the simple life. It’s water, it’s waves, it’s devotion and it’s sure to be the new soundtrack to your summer.
