Cape Dory (album)

Cape Dory is the debut studio album by American indie pop band Tennis, released on January 18, 2011 on Fat Possum Records.[1]

For other uses, see Cape Dory.
Cape Dory
Studio album by
Tennis
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2011
GenreIndie pop, surf pop
Length28:33
LabelFat Possum
Tennis chronology
Cape Dory
(2011)		 Young & Old
(2012)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubA-[4]
Consequence of SoundA-[5]
NME6/10[6]
Paste8.8/10[7]
PopMatters[8]
Prefix9.0/10[9]

Cape Dory was generally well received. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 24 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[2] Cape Dory was listed at number five on Spinner's 40 Best Albums of 2011.[10] No Ripcord placed the album at number 41 on its of Top 50 Albums of 2011, commenting that "for a brief thirty minutes, [Patrick] Riley and [Alania] Moore opt to share a reliable set of savory pop nostalgia."[11]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Take Me Somewhere"2:48
2."Long Boat Pass"2:59
3."Cape Dory"2:23
4."Marathon"2:45
5."Bimini Bay"3:12
6."South Carolina"2:32
7."Pigeon"3:02
8."Seafarer"3:03
9."Baltimore"2:51
10."Waterbirds"2:59
Total length:28:33

Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[12] 135
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 20
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[14] 22
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] 33

References
  1. "Cape Dory - Tennis". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  2. http://www.metacritic.com/music/cape-dory/tennis
  3. "Cape Dory - Tennis". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  4. https://www.avclub.com/articles/tennis-cape-dory,50181/
  5. http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/01/album-review-tennis-cape-dory/
  6. https://www.nme.com/reviews/tennis/12049
  7. https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/01/tennis-cape-dory.html
  8. https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/135911-tennis-cape-dory/
  9. http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/tennis/cape-dory/45589/
  10. http://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/108-spinners-40-best-albums-of-2011.php
  11. http://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/112-no-ripcords-top-50-albums-of-2011.php
  12. "Tennis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  13. "Tennis Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  14. "Tennis Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  15. "Tennis Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
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