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MEN'S BASKETBALL
THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
By the numbers
MATT GALLOWAY
mgalloway@kansan.com
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December 10,2011
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ENTERTAINMENT
Tennis-"Young and Old"
Album Review
THE DENVER HUSBAND-WIFE DUO'S SECOND ALBUM
TOPPED KJHK'S PRE-SPRING BREAK CHARTS // ALEX TRETBAR
TENNIS
YOUNG & OLD
Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney produced Tennis' latest release "Young and Old." Singer/keyboardist Alaina Moore is featured on the album artwork.
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Everything changed for Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore when they set out on a seven-month sailboat adventure along the Atlantic coast. Reflecting on their trip, the married couple wrote some songs upon returning to Colorado. Reputable indie label Fat Possum took notice after some of their mp3s picked up Internet buzz, and the band released a handful of EPs and 7-inch singles in mid-2010. Fat Possum eventually released the group's debut album "Cape Dory" in January 2011.
Riley and Moore recruited drummer James Barone for support on their first tour (which included a February 2011 stop at The Jackpot) after releasing "Cape Dory." Tennis is currently on tour, but won't be stopping in Lawrence this time. The group is taking a break after hitting the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas earlier this month, but they head out in April for eleven more shows from Vancouver to Tucson.
and 2006. "Cape Dory" is a dreamy, oceanic collection of straightforward pop songs with lo-fi dirt and old-school girl-group aesthetics. The new record shoots for a bluesy, more rock 'n' roll edge, which is where Carney comes in.
Tennis' sophomore effort "Young and Old" was released (also by Fat Possum) last month on Valentine's Day. The album was produced by Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney — Black Keys had a string of releases on Fat Possum between 2003