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Tennis Thrives In Isolation On 'Yours Conditionally'

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Tennis Thrives In Isolation On 'Yours Conditionally'

To write its latest album, the husband-and-wife musical duo returned to a songwriting environment that had proven fruitful for them in the past: the middle of the ocean.

Tennis Thrives In Isolation On 'Yours Conditionally'

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For Duo Tennis, Pop Is A Natural Language

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Can you re-invent lively pop from the distant past? Fresh Air music critic Milo Miles says the songwriting team Tennis does just that with their new third album, Ritual in Repeat.

For Duo Tennis, Pop Is A Natural Language

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Tennis On World Cafe

Denver's Tennis recently performed their breezy, '60s pop on World Cafe. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Tennis On World Cafe

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The husband-and-wife duo of Tennis thought their careers in music were over, but after sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, they picked up their instruments and recorded the breezy, hook rich Cape Dory.

Tennis On World Cafe

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Tennis: The Band Retraces A Route, And A Relationship

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Tennis: The Band Retraces A Route, And A Relationship

After spending a year sailing up the Eastern Seaboard, Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore felt inspired to turn their stories into songs.

Tennis: The Band Retraces A Route, And A Relationship

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