Yours Conditionally
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| Studio album by Tennis | ||||
| Released | March 10, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 36:17 | |||
| Label | Mutually Detrimental | |||
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Yours Conditionally is the fourth studio album by the musical duo Tennis, released on their own label, Mutually Detrimental, on March 10, 2017.[1]
Background
As with their debut record, Cape Dory (2011), the majority of the album was written by Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore during a four-month sailing excursion from San Diego, California to Cabo San Lucas and in the Sea of Cortez.[2]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The A.V. Club | C+[3] |
| Exclaim! | 7.0/10[4] |
| Pitchfork | 6.4/10[5] |
| PopMatters | |
Tim Sendra of AllMusic gave the album eight out of ten stars, calling the album "punchy and sharp, still influenced by classic pop/rock song structures and recognizable to fans of Buddy Holly or the Shirelles, but with some new elements mixed in," deeming it their "best record so far."[1]
PopMatters granted the album seven out of ten stars, noting: "Yours Conditionally makes no attempt to reinvent Tennis and suffers from the same flaws that have mired much of their music, namely a tendency toward pleasant predictability. While the album is largely content to reside in familiar, unchallenging territory, however, it is also a lean and well-crafted set of pop songs with more bite than it lets on. It remains a largely satisfying venture that adds nuance, definition, and depth to the band’s already well-established sound."[6]
Canadian publication Exclaim! gave the album a positive review, comparing both the instrumentation and Moore's vocals to Carole King and Fleetwood Mac.[4] Laura Browning of the The A.V. Club published a middling review of the album, writing: "Even with some outstanding singles, the album as a whole finds the group somewhere between its comfort zone and a confident next step, with many of the songs bleeding forgettably into one another."[3]
Track listing
All tracks written by Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In the Morning I'll Be Better" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "My Emotions Are Blinding" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Fields of Blue" | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Ladies Don't Play Guitar" | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Matrimony" | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Baby Don't Believe" | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Please Don't Ruin This for Me" | 2:45 |
| 8. | "10 Minutes, 10 Years" | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Modern Woman" | 4:03 |
| 10. | "Island Music" | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 36:17 | |
Personnel
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Yours Conditionally - Tennis". AllMusic. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ Benett, Kim Taylor (December 2, 2016). "Tennis Announce Their Fourth LP, 'Yours Conditionally,' Plus Here's 'In the Morning I'll Be Better'". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- 1 2 Browning, Laura (March 10, 2017). "The Shins, Laura Marling, Greg Graffin, and more in this week’s music reviews". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- 1 2 Ellman, Peter (March 10, 2017). "Yours Conditionally". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ Light, Elias (March 13, 2017). "Tennis: Yours Conditionally". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ Paschal, Andrew (March 9, 2017). "Tennis: Yours Conditionally". PopMatters. Retrieved June 7, 2017.