Pollen Tennis SKU: 19.00 19.00 £19.00 £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mutually Detrimental Released Date: 10th February 2023 Buying Format: 1LP 1LP Coloured Vinyl Buying Options Choose an option1LP1LP Coloured VinylClear Pollen quantity Add to basket ReserveBack Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info “I begin our sixth album by exploring melodies that take me to the boundaries of my voice. I write myself into my highest highs and lowest lows. There is a precariousness in the outer limits of my range that demands vulnerability. As our demos take shape, I realize this will be our first album without any belting, the first time I can’t force my way through the notes,” recalls Tennis’ Alania Moore. “In the studio, Patrick compresses the shit out of my mic and I sing with the gentleness of breathing. In that softness, lyrics take shape. We want to write a big album—something suited for radio, but our songs don’t follow conventional pop structures. Instead of choruses with universal themes, I write with a specificity that is new to me, narrowing in on the smallest details of our lives. The more we try to broaden our scope, the more we turn inward.” “We name the album Pollen. It is about small things with big consequences: a particle, a moment, a choice. It is me in a fragile state; sometimes inhabited freely, sometimes reacted against. It is striving to remain in a moment without slipping into dread. It is about the way I can be undone by a very small thing.” Tennis is Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley. Pollen is their sixth album. The two met in the philosophy department at the University of Colorado in 2008 after dropping out of their respective music programs. In the years after graduating, they got involved in Denver’s DIY music scene. Through house shows, they were connected with Underwater Peoples and Firetalk. The band went blog-viral nearly overnight, landing them a record deal with Fat Possum and then Communion Records, but with shifting labels and new interests, Tennis chose an alternate path for their band and career. In 2016, Moore and Riley formed the label Mutually Detrimental and began self-releasing. Their newfound freedom allowed them to return to their sailboat to write their next full-length, this time in the Sea of Cortez. Yours Conditionally, released in 2017, became their most commercially successful album–charting at #4 on Billboard’s Independent list and in the top 100 highest selling vinyl releases that year. They played Coachella and opened for artists like The National, Father John Misty and The Shins–proving their DIY roots as a cornerstone to their sound and narrative. Their follow up Swimmer (2020), was recorded in their home studio with Moore and Riley producing and engineering. The pair brought their long-time touring member Steve Voss in for the second time to drum on record. The singles, Need Your Love and Runner, were Tennis’ most successful releases to date. “I begin our sixth album by exploring melodies that take me to the boundaries of my voice. I write myself into my highest highs and lowest lows. There is a precariousness in the outer limits of my range that demands vulnerability. As our demos take shape, I realize this will be our first album without any belting, the first time I can’t force my way through the notes. In the studio, Patrick compresses the shit out of my mic and I sing with the gentleness of breathing. In that softness, lyrics take shape. We want to write a big album—something suited for radio, but our songs don’t follow conventional pop structures. Instead of choruses with universal themes, I write with a specificity that is new to me, narrowing in on the smallest details of our lives. The more we try to broaden our scope, the more we turn inward. To keep ourselves from falling into old habits, we use instruments and gear that are new to us. We work alone and Patrick engineers. The sounds he creates are as foundational as any part he writes. We resist the urge to over edit or do too many takes. Unlike previous albums which have been more wall of sound, we make a point not to overpower my voice with a dense mix. We name the album Pollen. It is about small things with big consequences: a particle, a moment, a choice. It is me in a fragile state; sometimes inhabited freely, sometimes reacted against. It is striving to remain in a moment without slipping into dread. It is about the way I can be undone by a very small thing.” – Alaina Moore Artist Tennis Genre Rock And Pop Label Mutually Detrimental Buying Options 1LP , 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings Forbidden Doors Glorietta Let's Make A Mistake Tonight One Night with The Vale Pollen Song Hotel Valet Paper Gibralter Never Been Wrong Pillow for a Cloud Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Tennis and more from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Tennis Swimmer Rock And Pop | Mutually Detrimentaly | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 14th February 2020 £20.00 Select options Tennis Swimmer £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mutually Detrimentaly Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 14th February 2020 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Tennis Yours Conditionally Rock And Pop | Mutually Detrimentaly | 1LP Released 10th March 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tennis Yours Conditionally £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mutually Detrimentaly SKU: MDO1 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 10th March 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tennis Young and Old Rock And Pop | ATP Recordings | 1LP Released 23rd February 2012 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tennis Young and Old £14.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: ATP Recordings SKU: ATPRLP44 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd February 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Grateful Dead Wake Of The Flood – 50th Anniversary Rock And Pop | Rhino | 1LP, Picture Disc Released 29th September 2023 £30.00 - £33.00 Select options Grateful Dead Wake Of The Flood – 50th Anniversary £30.00 - £33.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rhino Formats: 1LP, Picture Disc Released Date: 29th September 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Matthew Friedberger Arrested On Charges Of Unemployment Rock And Pop | Thrill Jockey | 1LP Released 20th February 2012 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Matthew Friedberger Arrested On Charges Of Unemployment £14.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Thrill Jockey SKU: THRILL262F Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th February 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Ten Years After Hear Me Calling Blues | Decca | 1LP Released 4th April 2024 £7.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Ten Years After Hear Me Calling £7.00 Genre: Blues Label: Decca SKU: nn283908 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 4th April 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Aerosmith Get Your Wings Rock And Pop | UMR | 180g, 1LP Released 26th May 2023 £26.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Aerosmith Get Your Wings £26.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: UMR SKU: 5524863 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 26th May 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Art School Girlfriend Is It Light Where You Are Rock And Pop | Fiction | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 10th September 2021 £22.00 Select options Art School Girlfriend Is It Light Where You Are £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Fiction Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 10th September 2021 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Various Artists Smash Hits The 80s Rock And Pop | Rhino | 2LP Released 3rd May 2024 £33.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists Smash Hits The 80s £33.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rhino SKU: 0190295753436 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 3rd May 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sea Girls Under Exit Lights EP Rock And Pop | Polydor | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 6th March 2020 £10.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sea Girls Under Exit Lights EP £10.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Polydor SKU: 857298 Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 6th March 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Andy Gabbard Fluff Rock And Pop | Alive | 1LP Released 2nd January 2018 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Andy Gabbard Fluff £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Alive SKU: LPALIVE0167 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nap Eyes Im Bad Now Rock And Pop | Jagjaguwar | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 8th March 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nap Eyes Im Bad Now £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Jagjaguwar SKU: JAG318LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 8th March 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tallest Man On Earth, The I Love You. 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