View basket “The Rubinoos” has been added to your basket. 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 Various Artists The Sound Of The Suburbs Rock And Pop | UMC | 1LP Released 28th February 2020 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists The Sound Of The Suburbs £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: UMC SKU: 5389873 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 28th February 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View George Riley Running In Waves Rock And Pop | PLZ Make It Ruins | 12", EP/Mini Album, Includes Download Code Released 14th October 2022 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders George Riley Running In Waves £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: PLZ Make It Ruins SKU: PLZ047 Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album, Includes Download Code Released Date: 14th October 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View I Break Horses Warnings Rock And Pop | Bella Union | 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 8th May 2020 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders I Break Horses Warnings £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Bella Union SKU: BELLA964V Formats: 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 8th May 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders 2023's picks View Product Quick View Large Plants The Thorn Rock And Pop | Ghost Box | 180g, 1LP Released 17th November 2023 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Large Plants The Thorn £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Ghost Box SKU: GBX044LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 17th November 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Motorpsycho Salad Days vol. 1 Rock And Pop | Rune Grammofon | 4LP Released 7th October 2022 £111.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Motorpsycho Salad Days vol. 1 £111.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rune Grammofon SKU: RALP324 Formats: 4LP Released Date: 7th October 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View A Place to Bury Strangers Onwards to the Wall Psychedelia / Garage | Dead Oceans | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 27th February 2012 £7.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders A Place to Bury Strangers Onwards to the Wall £7.00 Genre: Psychedelia / Garage Label: Dead Oceans SKU: DOC065LP Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 27th February 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Animals That Swim Workshy Rock And Pop | One Little Independent | 2LP Released 6th February 2017 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Animals That Swim Workshy £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: One Little Independent SKU: ELM24LTD Formats: 2LP Released Date: 6th February 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Royal Headache High Rock And Pop | Whats Your Rupture? | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 2nd April 2021 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Royal Headache High £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Whats Your Rupture? 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