Swimmer

Tennis - Swimmer
Critic Score
Based on 12 reviews
2020 Ratings: #270 / 871
User Score
Based on 776 ratings
2020 Rank: #296
Liked by 54 people
February 14, 2020 / Release Date
LP / Format
Indie Pop / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
Northern Transmissions

Swimmer is easy to listen to and enjoy, but the ease ends there.

90
The Young Folks

The songs are reliably sunny and up-tempo like the best of Tennis singles of the past, but there is a perfect amount of weight here that keeps their brand of airy pop from floating away.

80
PopMatters

Tennis' Swimmer is a distillation of everything they do so well, and it further establishes them as a dynamic, sophisticated pop act worthy of even bigger stages.

80
AllMusic

Thanks to the life the duo breathed into the album with their dedication and passion, Swimmer should keep fans on their toes for sure.

80
The Arts Desk

There is something both healing and deeply relaxing in this clear-eyed music of light.

78
Paste

Throughout Swimmer, Moore and Riley’s love is treated like an inevitability, as natural and overwhelming as a rip tide.

75
Under the Radar

Parts of Swimmer may have been born of adversity, but Riley and Moore come up shining in the end.

70
No Ripcord

Their latest album, Swimmer, confirms that it's business as usual for the outfit, though perhaps Tennis has become a touch more reflective and mature.

70
Spectrum Culture

With Swimmer, they do little to reinvent any of their own wheels, but their way of presenting incremental progress and definition from one album to the next is deeply satisfying.

69
Pitchfork

The duo continue their drift from lo-fi throwbacks to crisp modern pop, while maintaining the preoccupation with marital love that has animated their records since the beginning.

JacksonLerner
100

‘swimmer’ thrives profoundly, as tennis form inclusive and welcoming music - timeless art - all while putting together this absolute classic. ‘swimmer’, as a project, delivers in detailed sense that many works merely promise; this album peacefully presents its own comforting style: rather than attempting to evoke (specific emotions from listeners), ‘swimmer’ instead offers. it offers the real, truthful feelings of creators alaina moore and patrick riley. ... read more

PatrickL0419
79

Finally I can hear whatever the hell the Cocteau Twins are saying!

Aoaystheory
87

Welp, Happy Valentines Day Everybody!

Looking for a good Valentines Day record for your night? Tennis is the right choice and chances are they dropped it today on purpose (they've quite literally done it before). This baby is a lush, smooth record. It's nostalgic as a midnight drive with friends. Sneaking outside with your friends to sneak a puff of a cigarette. It's romantic. Swimmer is a late night dip in the pool. A silent smile to yourself when you're in the moment. It's nighttime. ... read more

TheFridge88
81

Album Name: Swimmer
Album Artist: Tennis
Favourite Song: Need Your Love
Least Favourite Song: How to Forgive
Enjoyment Rating: 8.5/10
Album Rating: 8.1/10

Day 210/365 of my "Album a day challenge"

Averyx
95

fuck yeah tennis

NeruX
86

Amazing

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Track List

1I'll Haunt You
2:32
79
2Need Your Love
3:51
86
3How to Forgive
3:36
82
4Runner
3:36
89
5Echoes
3:24
74
6Swimmer
4:10
79
7Tender as a Tomb
2:42
73
8Late Night
3:34
79
9Matrimony II
3:47
77
Total Length: 31 minutes

Year End Lists

#6/USA Today
#22/The Young Folks
#27/Gothamist
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Added on: November 8, 2019