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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)

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

Critical reception

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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]
Pitchfork6.2/10[8]
PopMatters[9]
Prefix9.0/10[10]

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.[11] 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."[12]

Track listing

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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

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[13] 135
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 20
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[15] 22
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 33

References

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  1. ^ "Cape Dory - Tennis". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Cape Dory by Tennis" – via www.metacritic.com.
  3. ^ "Cape Dory - Tennis". AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  4. ^ "Tennis: Cape Dory". The A.V. Club. 18 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Album Review: Tennis - Cape Dory". Consequence of Sound. January 17, 2011.
  6. ^ "Album Review: Tennis - Cape Dory". NME. May 11, 2011.
  7. ^ "Tennis: Cape Dory". pastemagazine.com. January 13, 2011.
  8. ^ Richardson, Mark (January 20, 2011). "Tennis: Cape Dory". Pitchfork Media.
  9. ^ "Tennis: Cape Dory | PopMatters". Archived from the original on 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  10. ^ "Cape Dory | Prefixmag.com". 3 May 2022.
  11. ^ "The Best Albums of 2011: 40 Records That Made This Year Unforgettable". Spinner. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2011 (Part One)". No Ripcord. December 15, 2011.
  13. ^ "Tennis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  14. ^ "Tennis Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  15. ^ "Tennis Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  16. ^ "Tennis Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
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