Cape Dory | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 18, 2011 | |||
Genre | Indie pop, surf pop | |||
Length | 28:33 | |||
Label | Fat Possum | |||
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Cape Dory is the debut studio album by American indie pop band Tennis, released on January 18, 2011, on Fat Possum Records.[1]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The A.V. Club | A−[4] |
Consequence of Sound | A−[5] |
NME | 6/10[6] |
Paste | 8.8/10[7] |
Pitchfork | 6.2/10[8] |
PopMatters | [9] |
Prefix | 9.0/10[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]
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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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 |