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Entertainment WeeklyFeb 13, 2012The Black Keys' Patrick Carney, adds a Motown-y polish--but costs them a little of their debut's breezy spontaneity. [17 Feb 2012, p.72]
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Feb 17, 2012With the wind still in their sails, Tennis have smashed another winner.
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Feb 16, 2012Young And Old is a confident, solid indie pop album that builds on the band's previous sound.
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Feb 15, 2012Smart, soulful pop.
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Feb 14, 2012Tennis are making some of the best pop music around in 2012, and that's plenty good enough.
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Feb 9, 2012Bigger, bolder but still retaining an engaging charm, it is a highly impressive melodic triumph.
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Feb 15, 2012[Producer Patrick Carney] allows the band to retain their innate sweetness while ever so deftly smudging the edges of their sunshiney sound.
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Feb 21, 2012Young and Old may not be of the moment, it may not be sophisticated, it may not be ground-breaking, but it's a record that's hard to turn off once you put it on, and sometimes that's all it takes.
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Feb 14, 2012With a production assist from the Black Keys' Patrick Carney, it's a grown-up sophomore effort that embraces broader pop sensibilities.
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Feb 9, 2012Tennis are still cute as a button, but now they have songs to go along with the smiles.
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Under The RadarMar 21, 2012Likeable, featherweight pop. [Mar 2012, p. 86]
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Feb 16, 2012Young & Old is a more mature release which demonstrates that Tennis possess both the wisdom and guile to evolve.
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Feb 13, 2012Tennis have served up an ace.
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Feb 13, 2012A rather good second album that contains some of the brightest and jolliest music you'll have heard [for a long time].
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Feb 9, 2012It's a collection that feels fresh and clean, uncomplicated by over-thinking.
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Feb 9, 2012It's still retro, of course, but it's starting to sound retro in a way that only Tennis can.
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Mar 15, 2012Young & Old proves it can still make shimmering beach pop even while anchored to the shore.
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Feb 14, 2012Songs like "Traveling" and "Robin" attempt to capture the same magic of Cape Dory but feel a bit out of place amongst all the displays of emotional angst elsewhere.
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Feb 13, 2012Musically, Tennis have broadened their horizons just the right amount, adding rock'n'roll muscle and a more purely pop clarity.
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