[Cover photo credit to Darren Vargas]

Last week, Indie Pop duo Tennis released their final studio album, Face Down In The Garden, and they have now unveiled a video for album opener “At The Apartment” (Live at The Apartment).

The video is “draped in beige and white, the entire room is wrapped up as if the movers are about to show up and take everything away.” This live performance video shows that Tennis are ready to move on.

Alaina Moore says:

We brought ‘At The Apartment’ to life with the help of backing vocalists Molly Burch and Katie Iannitello (Beauty Queen). We have worked on records together in the past and are big fans of their voices. I dreamed up this live video specifically as an excuse to sing with them.

Released via their own label, Mutually Detrimental, Tennis’ seventh and final album marks the final recordings from this incarnation of Tennis and returns to their roots in terms of sound.

Husband and wife duo Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore announced Tennis’ indefinite hiatus earlier in April with the release of “12 Blown Tires.”

Moore explained the song and their decision, saying:

I had the sense of distilling the past 15 years into four minutes of music. It felt like the end of something, though I wasn’t sure what. Patrick and I spent most of our 20s and all of our 30s focused on Tennis. It has been the most joyous, bewildering, challenging, and humbling experience. After finishing Face Down In The Garden, 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. We are ready to pursue other creative projects and to make space in our lives for new things. In that light, the upcoming tour feels more poignant, like a concluding thought. These two kids from Denver who only ever dreamed of playing a few house shows are very fulfilled. Perhaps we’ll see you on the road. As always, thank you.

Tennis will both celebrate the arrival of Face Down In The Garden and say farewell to fans with a wide-ranging North American headline tour beginning May 16 at Las Vegas, NV’s Swan Dive and then traveling into early September. Along the way, they will be supported by Husbands, Billie Marten, and more to be announced. Tennis has also nnounced their final London show at the O2 Forum Kentish Town on October 23.

Tennis will also bookend this milestone moment by sharing Neutral Poetry: First Recordings, Unreleased Demos 2009-2010, a new EP of previously unheard tracks from the very beginning of their artistic career, available on Friday, May 16.

The eight-song collection includes early versions of “Cape Dory,” “Marathon,” “South Carolina,” “Baltimore,” and “Pigeon,” along with exclusive demo recordings of the never-before-available songs, “Key Largo,” “April and It’s Still Snowing,” and “One Day This Will Be a Good Songgg.” 

TENNIS – FACE DOWN IN THE GARDEN TOUR 2025

MAY

16 – Las Vegas, NV – Swan Dive *

17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall *

18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Block Party #

21 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue †

23 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed †

24 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI Annex †

25 – Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron †

27 – Toronto, ON – The Concert Hall †

30 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner †

31 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall †

JUNE

1 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17 †

3 – Washington, DC – The Anthem †

5 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz †

6 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern †

7 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville †

9 – Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum †

10 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall (Downstairs) †

11 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater †

AUGUST

18 – San Diego, CA – Humphreys Concerts by the Bay

20 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre

22 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy + Harriet’s

23 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren

24 – Santa Fe, NM – The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Co.

26 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom

28 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall

29 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Grand Lodge

30 – Vancouver, BC – Malkin Bowl

SEPTEMBER

2 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24

4 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery

OCTOBER

23 — London, UK — O2 Forum Kentish Town

* w/ Special Guests Husbands

† w/ Special Guest Billie Marten

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