Tennis definitely put work into their music but also retain a sense of fun, darning their name as a joking reference to guitarist Patrick Riley’s tennis playing days as a college student. Riley and wife Alaina Moore started the band after meeting in college and were later joined by drummer (and obvious third wheel) James Barone, completing the current lineup. Only two years old, the Denver-based trio has made a fair amount of progress up the indie-rock ladder, catching the attention of NPR with their first album, Cape Dory, and having Patrick Carney of The Black Keys produce their second album, Young & Old.
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