While attending philosophy classes in Denver, a relationship between Alaina (alaianna) Moore and Patrick Riley began to bud from a room of twenty-five people with only two girls in it. What started as common interests in philosophy, adventure, and travel would bloom into what we know now as the trio named Tennis.
Moore says that she hadn’t thought to even ask Patrick about the guitar in his closet until years after they had known each other, for fear of hearing a Dave Matthews cover form another college frat boy. The idea for Tennis’ music came to them while on a sailing sabbatical. Moore says the two of them were in the Florida Keys and heard The Shirelles’s – Baby It’s You, and wondered why more modern music didn’t have this aesthetic.
The theme for Tennis’ freshman album Cape Dory came from the couple’s inaugural sailing trip. Moore says that she doesn’t like to come up with music unless her and Patrick can determine even a vague theme for the groups work. After touring for their first album, the group sought more inspiration. Patrick said it was hard to be creative while on the road, so the two of them sold all of their equipment to fund another sailing adventure.
This husband and wife band with friend and drummer James Barone, have successfully found inspiration again. And I’m almost certain that there may have been some sparks from the producer of Tennis’ latest Young & Old: The Black Keys’ Pactrick Carney.
Tennis has just wrapped up playing almost every important late night talk show in America and plans on wrapping up their 2012 tour in October with dates in Houston, Dallas, and Austin’s City Limits Festival. And I’m in Texas so that’s important to me.
This is Tennis.
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