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Tennis

Wednesday September 01, 2010
More music I am loving. I am especially inspired by their story.
UPDATE: I found an article in the NYTIMES how they sold all their music equipment and saved for 6 years to go on a sailing trip that ultimately inspired this 7". Their sailing trip had been a dream of Patrick Riley's, the male half of Tennis.
I find this the most heartening part of their music...
One goal. Following a dream. The tenacity. Accomplishing what one sets out to do.
It's fearless. It's adventurous. And as a result... added inspiration for their creativity.

Tennis is Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, a husband/wife duo. The idea for the project began one day a couple of years ago when Alaina made fun of Patrick for playing Tennis in college, which is an elitist rich man’s sport. A year later the two fled their hometown Denver to spend eight months sailing and exploring the North Atlantic coast. During their adventures they began writing music together documenting their experiences.

I'm in Colorado.
How fortuitous.

Listen to MARATHON off their 7"


excerpt via: Last.fm
Tennis on MySpace
NYTIMES article
article tags: blogged, music articles