event 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 has an even broader appeal than they ever imagined. A lot broader: The band's Fat Possum debut, Cape Dory, has been met with critical acclaim, overcoming its largely unrelatable backstory with the pretty vocals and accessible ’60s pop songwriting of songs “South Carolina” and “Pigeon.”

Updated 04/23/2012