Take Me Somewhere

New video for Take Me Somewhere by one of my favorite bands, Tennis, off their debut LP Cape Dory, released earlier this year.

Table Tennis

Husband/wife surf pop duo Tennis is finally releasing their much anticipated debut LP, Cape Dory, on January 18th on Fat Possum Records. Check out the vid for Pigeon below.

Tennis Live

Check out my current obsession, the husband and wife duo Tennis, as they play Live on Pitchfork TV's Tunnelvision presented by Brooklyn videographer, Chocolate Bobka.


TENNIS - MARATHON from Chocolate Bobka on Vimeo.


TENNIS - WHEN I WALK INTO THE ROOM from Chocolate Bobka on Vimeo.

Tennis Anyone?

Ok, more from Denver's favorite married couple, Tennis. While on an eight month sailing expedition in the North Atlantic, Alaina and Patrick began writing music together. They had planned for everything to remain low key and private but a few tracks circumnavigated the web and landed them a lot of recognition. So much in fact that they released two 7" records this summer, the most recent of which I mentioned below in my Surf's Up post.

This cut, "Marathon", is a soothing low-key beach tune, filled with the soft cooing voice of Alaina singing about Coconut Grove. It's off their first 7" and is accompanied by two other tracks, "Baltimore" and "Cape Dory".

Surf's Up

Looks like I'm going to be on this subject for a while so grab your surfboard and turn the noise up. Here is some more chillwave/lo-fi splendor.

Up-and-coming Cloud Nothings' description reads "18 years young. Pop music. Cleveland, OH." To the point, I like that. Dylan Baldi, the man behind the project, dropped an EP earlier this year and is releasing an LP compilation of previous tracks in October prior to a formal debut album in early 2011. He is also currently touring and coming to Lawrence in October. More on that later. Even If It Worked Out is a jangly, sofisticated lo-fi/pop tune off of the new 7" "Didn’t You" b/w "Even If It Worked Out".

Straight out of Brooknam, Coasting consists of Madison (of Dream Diary) and Fiona (drummer for Vivian Girls). Kids is off their triple A-Side juggernaut released on M'Lady. According to their catalog it sounds like "...summer. And autumn. And the city. And the forest. Incredibly rockin', truly." My sentiments exactly.

This last track/video is absolutely brilliant. A haunting symphony of candy pop from married couple/band, Tennis. Denver's Patrick Riley and wife Alaina Moore released a 7" in June ahead of a July EP and a pending full length. It is composed of two great tracks, including South Carolina. So far, this gets my vote for track of the year.