Swimmer (Tennis album)

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Swimmer
Tennis Swimmer.png
Studio album by
Tennis
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
Length31:12
LabelMutually Detrimental
Producer
  • Alaina Moore
  • Patrick Riley
Tennis chronology
We Can Die Happy
(2017) 		Swimmer
(2020)
Tennis studio album chronology
Yours Conditionally
(2017) 		Swimmer
(2020)
Singles from Swimmer
  1. "Runner"
    Released: November 8, 2019
  2. "Need Your Love"
    Released: January 9, 2020
  3. "How to Forgive"
    Released: January 24, 2020
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[2]
Metacritic78/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[4]
Paste7.8/10[5]
Pitchfork6.9/10[6]
Under the Radar7.5/10 stars[7]

Swimmer is the fifth studio album by the musical duo Tennis, released via their own label Mutually Detrimental on February 14, 2020.

Background and release[]

"Runner" was released as the lead single from the album on November 8, 2019. It was released alongside a music video directed by Luca Venter. Along with the release of "Runner", Tennis announced the album would be titled Swimmer, revealing the album cover and a release date of February 14, 2020. Tour dates for 2020 were also announced.[8]

"Need Your Love" was released as the second single from the album on January 9, 2020, alongside a music video directed by Luca Venter.[9]

"How to Forgive" was released as the third single from the album on January 24, 2020, alongside a visualizer directed and edited by Luca Venter.[10]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by and produced by Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley.

Swimmer track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I'll Haunt You"2:32
2."Need Your Love"3:51
3."How to Forgive"3:36
4."Runner"3:36
5."Echoes"3:24
6."Swimmer"4:10
7."Tender as a Tomb"2:42
8."Late Night"3:34
9."Matrimony II"3:47
Total length:31:12

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[11]

  • Alaina Moore – vocals, keyboards, piano, engineering, production
  • Patrick Riley – bass, drum programming, guitar, keyboards, engineering, production
  • Johnny Payne – string arrangements
  • Steve Voss – assistant engineer, drums
  • Josh Zubot – strings
  • Joe LaPorta – mixing
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing
  • Luca Venter – artwork

Charts[]

Sales chart performance for Swimmer
Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[12] 39
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[13] 15
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[14] 17

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tennis - Swimmer - Reviews". Album of the Year. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Swimmer by Tennis reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Swimmer by Tennis Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Swimmer – Tennis | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Martin, Claire (February 14, 2020). "Tennis' Swimmer Is a Smooth Listen About Rough Times". Paste. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  6. ^ Rytlewski, Evan (February 20, 2020). "Tennis: Swimmer Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  7. ^ Moody, Mark (February 14, 2020). "Tennis: Swimmer (Mutually Detrimental) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  8. ^ Bacior, Robin (November 13, 2019). "Tennis announce new album Swimmer, 2020 tour dates". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  9. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (January 10, 2020). "Tennis experiment with pace on new single "Need Your Love"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  10. ^ Johnson II, Jarrod (January 24, 2020). "Tennis Learn "How to Forgive" on New Single from Forthcoming Album Swimmer". Paste. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "Swimmer - Tennis | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  12. ^ "Tennis Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Tennis Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "Tennis Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
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