Tennis Release "Is It True?" Free Download
The widely praised duo Tennis made their Fat Possum debut this past January with their critically acclaimed album Cape Dory, which SPIN proclaimed "(almost) too good to be true," and is currently featured as one of "The Best Albums of 2011 (So Far)" on AOL Spinner.
The band now brings us "Is It True?," a Brenda Lee cover.
Alaina Moore explains why they chose the cover, "Brenda Lee has been a great source of inspiration for me. We stumbled across the song 'Is It True', a less popular single she recorded later in her career and loved it not just for her more mature, crackly voice, but for the randomly awesome inclusion of a very young Jimmy Page on electric guitar. The song is such a jam, we really enjoyed the chance to record it ourselves. Despite the limitations of recording it on a 4-track cassette, and then having to mix it in a pinch on an 11 year old lap top, that crashed regularly, all the parts we love are there."
The band is currently on a European tour and will appear at this year's Lollapalooza, all dates are below.
Tennis 2011 summer tour dates:
(Dates and information subject to change.)
July 2011
07/06/11 - London, UK @ Cargo
07/08/11 - Kent, UK @ Lounge on the Farm Festival
07/09/11 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Bitterzoet
07/11/11 - Munich, Germany @ 59:01:00
07/12/11 - Berlin, Germany @ Magnet Club
07/14/11 - Hultsfred, Sweden @ Hultsfred Festival
07/15/11 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Littlevega Bar
07/16/11 - Helsinki, Finland @ Tavastia
07/19/11 - Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie
07/20/11 - Bordeaux, France @ Le Saint Ex
07/21/11 - Barcelona, Spain @ Apolo 2
07/23/11 - Moscow, Russia @ Afisha Picnic
August 2011
08/05/11 - Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
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