Swimmer (Tennis album)

2020 studio album by Tennis

Swimmer

Studio album by

Tennis

Released| February 14, 2020 (2020-2-14)
Length| 31:12
Label| Mutually Detrimental
Producer|

* Alaina Moore
* Patrick Riley

Tennis studio albums chronology
| We Can Die Happy
(2017)  | Swimmer
(160)  | Pollen
(2023)

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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 ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
AnyDecentMusic?| 7.5/10[1]
Metacritic| 78/100[2]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
Paste| 7.8/10[4]
Pitchfork| 6.9/10[5]
The Times| [6]
Under the Radar| 7.5/10[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

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"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

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All tracks are written by Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley

Swimmer track listingNo.| Title| Length

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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

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Tennis

* Alaina Moore – vocals, keyboards, piano, engineering, production
* Patrick Riley – bass, drum programming, guitar, keyboards, engineering, production

Additional contributors

* Johnny Payne – string arrangements
* Steve Voss – engineering assistance, drums
* Josh Zubot – strings
* Joe LaPorta – mixing
* Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing
* Luca Venter – artwork

## Charts

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Chart performance for Swimmer Chart (2020)  | Peak
position

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US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[11] | 39
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[12] | 15
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[13] | 17

## References

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1. ^ "Swimmer by Tennis reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
2. ^ "Swimmer by Tennis Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
3. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Swimmer – Tennis | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
4. ^ Martin, Claire (February 14, 2020). "Tennis' Swimmer Is a Smooth Listen About Rough Times". Paste. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
5. ^ Rytlewski, Evan (February 20, 2020). "Tennis: Swimmer Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
6. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (February 14, 2020). "Tennis: Summer review – a sound that's easy enough for the Seventies golden age of AM radio". The Times. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
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. ^ "Tennis Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
12. ^ "Tennis Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
13. ^ "Tennis Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2020.

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