Tennis Return With A Cover Of 'Superstar' By The Carpenters & A Livestream Concert October 17th

Indie-pop duo Tennis has unveiled their new version of The Carpenters’ classic song “Superstar.” Produced and recorded by the husband and wife duo of Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore in their hometown of Denver, CO, the track is available now at all DSPs and streaming services. The single follows on from their album release Swimmer, earlier this year.

Alaina Moore explains their Carpenters choice:

“Karen Carpenter is a major influence on my writing. Her voice is so distinctive, I can always imagine her interpretation of a song regardless of genre. Our goal with ‘Superstar’ was to re-cast her voice in the context of a different band in a different era. This led us to take a lot of liberties, including writing a bridge that doesn't exist in the original. The result is something that doesn't really sound like Tennis or the Carpenters, which we really liked. I feel a strong pull toward women whose creative contributions were cut short by their untimely deaths – Laura Nyro, Judee Sill, Trish Keenan, and of course Karen Carpenter. This song is really just me carrying a torch for her.”

In addition, Tennis will return to the stage later this month with “live: in the void”, a special livestream performance set for October 17 at 9:00 pm ET/6:00 pm PT. Directed by Tennis’ longtime visual collaborator Luca Venter, the concert experience will see Riley and Moore joined onstage by their full touring band for the first time since quarantine.

Tickets for “live: in the void” are on sale now exclusively via the band’s own tennis-music.com.

Moore comments on their concert announcement:

“This announcement has been a long time coming. Once live music was effectively canceled, Patrick and I started working on a way to make it up to ourselves, our band, and to you. We wanted to do more than an acoustic set from home. We wanted to play a proper show with our band – the one we had spent so much time preparing in January. It has been a logistical challenge pulling this off while carefully observing restrictions and protocols. Despite the nasal swabbing, mask wearing and obsessive hand washing, the whole endeavor has given us a much-needed sense of normalcy. It is no small feat for a luddite (Pat) and a germaphobe (me) to attempt a livestream during a pandemic, but here we are!”