Tennis — the Denver-based indie duo of Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley — have shared details of their forthcoming sixth studio album POLLEN. It will arrive on February 10 through their own Mutually Detrimental label, and today, they've shared its first single.
"We wanted to write a big album," Moore said of the project, "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."
She continued:
To keep ourselves from falling into old habits, we used 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 named 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.
While the band have yet to reveal the album's tracklisting, we're getting a taste of what's to come in new single "One Night with the Valet," which you can listen to below.
POLLEN marks the direct follow-up to Tennis's 2020 album Swimmer.
Pre-order POLLEN.
"We wanted to write a big album," Moore said of the project, "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."
She continued:
To keep ourselves from falling into old habits, we used 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 named 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.
While the band have yet to reveal the album's tracklisting, we're getting a taste of what's to come in new single "One Night with the Valet," which you can listen to below.
POLLEN marks the direct follow-up to Tennis's 2020 album Swimmer.
Pre-order POLLEN.