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Ritual in Repeat

Ritual in Repeat is the third album by American indie pop band Tennis, released on September 9, 2014, on Communion Records. The album was produced by Patrick Carney, Jim Eno and Richard Swift.

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Ritual in Repeat
Studio album by
Tennis
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2014
Genre
Length38:05
LabelCommunion
Producer
Tennis chronology
Small Sound
(2013) 		Ritual in Repeat
(2014) 		Yours Conditionally
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/1001
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of SoundB2
Exclaim!8/103
musicOMHStarStarStarHalf star4
Paste7.9/105
Pitchfork7.0/106
Sputnikmusic4/57
Under the RadarStarStarStarStarStarStar8

Ritual in Repeat is the third album by American indie pop band Tennis, released on September 9, 2014, on Communion Records. The album was produced by Patrick Carney, Jim Eno and Richard Swift.91011

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Night Vision"4:17
2."Never Work for Free"3:29
3."Needle and a Knife"3:24
4."I'm Callin'"3:34
5."Bad Girls"4:31
6."Timothy"4:07
7."Viv Without the N"3:44
8."Wounded Heart"1:47
9."This Isn't My Song"3:31
10."Solar on the Rise"3:08
11."Meter and Line"2:32
Total length:38:05

Personnel

Personnel adapted from Ritual in Repeat liner notes:

Tennis

  • Alaina Moore – vocals, keyboards, piano, guitar
  • Patrick Riley – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • James Barone – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 20012 189
US Independent Albums (Billboard)13 30
References

References

  1. Metacritic
  2. Flynn, Katherine (September 10, 2014). "Tennis – Ritual in Repeat". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  3. Lang, Alison (September 9, 2014). "Tennis Ritual in Repeat". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  4. Monk, Christopher (April 7, 2015). "Tennis – Ritual In Repeat". musicOMH. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  5. Spinelli, Adrian (September 9, 2014). "Tennis: Ritual In Repeat Review". Paste. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  6. Cox, Jamieson (September 11, 2014). "Tennis: Ritual in Repeat". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  7. Rudy K. (September 20, 2014). "Review: Tennis - Ritual In Repeat". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  8. Hamilton, Billy (September 9, 2014). "Tennis: Ritual in Repeat (Communion) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  9. Murray, Robin (October 17, 2014). "Tennis Announce Third Album 'Ritual In Repeat'". Clash. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  10. Terry, Josh (June 4, 2014). "Tennis announce new album, Ritual in Repeat, stream "Never Work For Free"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  11. Hudson, Alex (June 3, 2014). "Tennis to Deliver 'Ritual in Repeat' LP, Offer New Track". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  12. "Tennis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  13. "Tennis Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2020.