“One Night with the Valet” is the first new release from Tennis since the release of their Rick and Morty track “Borrowed time” in September last year, and is also the title track from the duo’s upcoming sixth album.
Tennis’ new album is called POLLENand will follow that of the 2020s SWIMMER album.
The duo’s Alaina Moore says of the album: “We wanted to write a big album, something radio-friendly, but our songs don’t follow conventional pop structures. Instead of refrains with universal themes, I write with a specificity that is new to us. me, focusing on the smallest details of our lives. The more we try to broaden our scope, the more we turn inward.
“To avoid falling into old habits, we used instruments and equipment that were new to us,” Moore continues. “We work alone and Patrick engineers. The sounds he creates are as fundamental as any part he writes. We resist the urge to edit too much or do too many takes. Unlike previous albums which were more of a wall of sound, we make it a point not to control my voice with a dense mix.”
She adds: “We named the album POLLEN. It’s about small things with big consequences: a particle, a moment, a choice. This is me in a fragile state; sometimes inhabited freely, sometimes reacted against. He strives to stay in the moment without falling into fear. It’s about how I can be destroyed by one tiny thing.”
