seafarer, you and i belong together

So here’s the thing: some albums are great and warrant in-depth analysis or paragraph upon paragraph of praise. On the flip side, some albums are great and could suffice with a review that simply states, “this record is well worth the half hour you’ll spend getting hooked.” Cape Dory is among the latter. Just as it’d be semi-ridiculous to bring War and Peace to the shore as your beach read, it’d be equally silly to bog down Tennis’s buoyant debut with a mountain of words.

Written and performed by Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley after logging seven months and 2500 miles together at sea, Cape Dory is as much a love letter to the sand and surf as it is to each other. Moore’s candy-coated voice crests over Riley’s beach-blanket-bingo guitar and the winter blues are immediately wiped away. “Seafarer” and “Marathon” will immediately stick with you with the rest of the album coming close behind.

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Cape Dory drops 01.18.11.
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