Artist Tennis

When husband-and-wife duo Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore bought a sailboat and packed their bags for an eight-month voyage along the Atlantic coastline, they weren’t planning on turning it into a music career. As seasoned musicians with a long list of obscure Denver bands to their credit, documenting the trip in song just seemed natural. Back home in Denver and performing under the moniker Tennis, the two have found that their Brian Wilson-meets-Daniel Johnston, lo-fi pop of their Fat Possum debut, Cape Dory, has an even broader appeal than they ever imagined. A lot broader: The 2012 follow-up, Young & Old, received production help from The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney—which is likely the source of the added punch on tracks like “Origins”—to pay a sweet, worthy homage to ‘50s pop.

Updated 04/23/2012