The Denver-based/husband-and wife duo, Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley, wrote on Instagram that after finishing the album, “it became clear that we had said everything we wanted to say, and achieved everything we wanted to achieve with our band. This will be our last studio album, at least in this configuration as Tennis.” They say they plan on pursuing other creative projects.

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The announcement seems bittersweet, both for long-time fans, and the band. Moore and Riley have put out six, and soon a seventh, albums of indie pop bliss. They spent most of their twenties and thirties focused on the band in what they called the “most joyous, bewildering, challenging, humbling experience.”

So far, they’ve shared three tracks from the upcoming album, including, “Weight of Desire,” “At the Wedding,” and “12 Blown Tires,” which they say is a reflection of fifteen years of touring and the way it shaped their relationship.

Check out all three tracks and their list of tour dates below. Face Down in the Garden is out April 25 via Tennis’ own label, Mutually Detrimental.

Tennis – LIVE DATES
5/16 – Las Vegas, NV – Swan Dive *
5/17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall*
5/18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Block Party
5/21 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue#
5/23 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed#
5/24 – Indianapolis, IL – HI-FI Annex#
5/25 – Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron#
5/27 – Toronto, ON – The Concert Hall#
5/30 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner#
5/31 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall#
6/1 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17#
6/3 – Washington, DC – The Anthem#
6/5 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz#
6/6 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern#
6/7 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville#
6/9 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory#
6/10 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall – Downstairs#
6/11 – Ausitn, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater#
8/18 – San Diego, CA – Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
8/20 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
8/22 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy + Harriet’s
8/23 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
8/24 – Santa Fe, NM – The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Co.
8/26 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
8/28 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
8/29 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Grand Lodge
8/30 – Vancouver, BC – Malkin Bowl
9/2 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24
9/4 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
* = with Husbands
# = with Billie Marten

Los Angeles singer-songwriter Griffith James recently announced the release of his debut album, produced by Tennis. Acting as the second single, “Comfortably High” was written in the wake of his divorce, hence the stylish accompanying video, courtesy of Charlotte Ercoli aka Charles, which could compete for the best drama picture at the Sundance Festival. Musically, the laidback dandy pop arrangements – and the quite addictive melody – are in total contrast with the overall chaos. It’s not always easy to pull your shit together.

Following up to their LP “Yours Conditionally”, which was released earlier this year, Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley of TENNIS are ready to share their self-written, recorded and produced 5-track EP next month. We already knew the track “No Exit” and now, there’s a second advance single, “I Miss That Feeling”.

About the EP and this new single, the duo TENNIS (and couple in the real life) detailed:

[su_quote]Every album represents something foundational to our lives during the time of its creation. Yours Conditionally was about extricating ourselves from an industry that made us feel joyless and restrained. After a successful campaign that involved starting our own label and learning how to record on our own, We Can Die Happy finds us on the other side of that leap of faith, reveling in the sense of freedom and control we’ve found in our work.[/su_quote]

Before adding:

[su_quote]While making the track list for Yours Conditionally, a couple of songs didn’t seem to fit. One song, I Miss That Feeling, had been giving me trouble for months. The concept came to me after I noticed the way that certain physiological aspects of anxiety could be read as feelings of pleasure when presented as a list, without context. We had gone as far as recording and mixing it, but when I listened back, I knew I had gotten it wrong. I scrapped everything except the chorus lyrics which detailed my own experiences with panic attacks and started over. I hoped I Miss That Feeling would be an easy fix and the rest of the EP would take shape around it. Instead each song resolved itself while I Miss That Feeling remained stubbornly incomplete. In the final days of our deadline, feeling the pressure, I had a panic attack. Even in the middle of hyperventilating, I thought spiraling into anxiety over a song about anxiety was oddly fitting. Very me. In the end I settled on a kinder approach. I made the minor chords major; I softened things. I made the song a love letter to my constant companion rather than a denunciation of it.[/su_quote]

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They are also touring to support this new release so connect with them via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to stay updated!