TENNIS KICKS OFF WEST COAST TOUR

PERFORMS ON LETTERMAN, LENO AND CARSON DALY

YOUNG AND OLD OUT ON FAT POSSUM RECORDS

“It’s winsome as it is ebullient.”—The New Yorker

“The group turns up the volume and starts downright rocking.” —Time Magazine

“Their dreamy, nostalgic pop laps and recedes like waves hitting the shore.” —The New York Times

“Toughened by garage-rock production from The Black Keys Patrick Carney.”—Rolling Stone

“Lyrically, the albums wider in scope, musically it’s tighter and more muscular.”—Billboard

“Tennis have broadened their horizons just the right amount, adding rock’n’roll muscle and a more purely pop clarity.”—Pitchfork

Denver-based Tennis will set off on their spring U.S. tour starting on April 24 in Salt Lake City. Since the release of their sophmore album Young and Old, the band has performed on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Last Call with Carson Daly”. Young and Old, out now on Fat Possum Records, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Heatseeker Chart, #1 on CMJ Top 200, where it remained for three weeks in a row and topped Soundscans “New Artist Chart” for nine consecutive weeks after debuting at #1. Their music has been featured in television programs “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Revenge” and “The Secret Circle” and is featured in Tory Burch and Marc Jacobs online promotions. Tennis will make their KCRW “Morning Becomes Eclectic” premiere in May. Please see full list of tour dates below.

For their new album guitarist Patrick Riley, vocalist Aliana Moore and drummer James Barone headed to Nashville to work with The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney. Carney noted “I am really proud to say I worked on the new Tennis album. I think they are a really talented band, and it’s exciting to work with a band whose trying to move forward. Patrick, Alaina and James have great ideas—everything really comes together on this record.”

The Wall Street Journal called “a winsome set of breezy pop songs,” was released in 2011. After touring for the better part of a year which included shows as far away as Moscow, Riley and Moore returned home and realized what was initially a bedroom-recording project had quickly evolved into a band. The challenge of a second record was upon them, but songwriting came quickly and in three months the duo had most of the material for their new album. The goal this time was to mature and vary their sound. Riley describes the new direction as “Stevie Nicks going through a Motown phase.” By the time they hooked up with Carney, they had fleshed out most of the songs that would comprise Young and Old. With their friend and mentor at the producer helm, the recording progressed naturally and within three weeks the album was done. While their debut was written with a third touring member in mind, the new album is written and recorded with the addition of a fourth.

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TENNIS Tour Schedule

April 24 /// Urban Lounge /// Salt Lake City, UT
April 26 /// The Crocodile /// Seattle, WA
April 27 /// Biltmore Cabaret /// Vancouver, BC
April 28 /// Doug Fir Lounge /// Portland, OR
April 30 /// The Independent /// San Francisco, CA
May 1 /// Constellation Room /// Santa Ana, CA
May 2 /// Troubadour /// Los Angeles, CA
May 3 /// The Casbah /// San Diego, CA
May 4 /// Crescent Ballroom /// Phoenix, AZ
May 5 /// Club Congress /// Tucson, AZ
May 8 /// The Parish /// Austin, TX
May 9 /// Club Dada /// Dallas, TX
May 10 /// Opolis /// Norman, OK
May 11 /// Plush /// St. Louis, MO
May 12 /// Record Bar /// Kansas City, MO