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Tennis is a trio led by husband and wife duo Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley who caught the indie music world with the cheeky delight of their first album, Cape Dory  an album both written during, and inspired by a sailing trip up and down the East Coast of the United States.  The album was full of breezy summer melodies and bright ear candy and they seemed ill equipped to progress any further as a band.  Enter Young and Old , the 2012 follow-up produced by Patrick Carney of The Black Keys. It’s a match made in heaven, as both Alaina Moore’s Billie Holiday-esque coo and Riley’s melodies find a perfect match in Carney’s 60’s garage psychedelia inspired production. Check out “Traveling” and you’ll be sure to fall in love

Traveling- Tennis

Young and Old was released on Fat Possum February 13th, 2012. You can find the vinyl here and the digital version on iTunes here

Kindness may as well be the heir-apparent to the throne The Avalanches claimed with the otherworldly Since I Left You with this fitting 2012 update, World, You Need A Change of Mind . “Gee-Up” the upbeat under 2 minute track I’m featuring here, is influenced by the likes of Prince with its “who said Disco is dead” funk, while other parts of the album draw in influences as far flung as calypso and dupstep.

Gee Up- Kindness

Hiatus Kaiyote has something good in “Nakamarra” despite the hard to follow name, the song cruises with a swelling jazz arrangement. If The Roots were to ever find a singer worthy of their jazzy backbeats, “Nakamarra” would be the beautiful result, and that’s a good thing. Nai Palm has a sultry croon reminiscent of some of the best soul singers, Aretha Franklin springs to mind with flashes of Amy Winehouse, keep an eye on these guys.

Nakamarra- Hiatus Kaiyote 

“Time Out Of Mind” the fifth track off of Steely Dan’s 1980 release Gaucho is one hell of a groove. Right from the outset with a drum beat that would find itself in Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” only two years later, it’s a joy to the ears with some great guitar work, great harmonies and seemingly easy chord changes. Simple is one thing Steely Dan never was, but their ability to make a pop song shines here and Gaucho remains among the most stunningly produced albums in terms of sonic integrity. The guitar and organ interplay makes you just want to put this song on repeat, forever.

Time Out Of Mind- Steely Dan