Tennis has announced that their new upcoming album, Face Down in the Garden, and tour will be their last as after 15 years of putting out music.
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.
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
