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| Released | March 10, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 36:17 | |||
| Label | Mutually Detrimental | |||
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Yours Conditionally is the fourth studio album by the musical duo Tennis,released on their own label,Mutually Detrimental,on March 10,2017. [1]
As with their debut record, Cape Dory (2011),the majority of the album was written by Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore during a four-month sailing excursion from San Diego,California to Cabo San Lucas and in the Sea of Cortez. [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The A.V. Club | C+ [4] |
| Exclaim! | 7.0/10 [5] |
| Pitchfork | 6.4/10 [6] |
| PopMatters |  [7] |
Yours Conditionally was generally well-received upon its initial release. Tim Sendra of AllMusic gave the album four and a ½stars out of five,calling the album "punchy and sharp,still influenced by classic pop/rock song structures and recognizable to fans of Buddy Holly or The Shirelles,but with some new elements mixed in," deeming it their "best record so far." [1] PopMatters granted the album seven out of ten stars,noting:"Yours Conditionally makes no attempt to reinvent Tennis and suffers from the same flaws that have mired much of their music,namely a tendency toward pleasant predictability. While the album is largely content to reside in familiar,unchallenging territory,however,it is also a lean and well-crafted set of pop songs with more bite than it lets on. It remains a largely satisfying venture that adds nuance,definition,and depth to the band’s already well-established sound." [7]
Canadian publication Exclaim! gave the album a positive review,comparing both the instrumentation and Moore's vocals to Carole King and Fleetwood Mac. [5] Laura Browning of The A.V. Club published a middling review of the album,writing:"Even with some outstanding singles,the album as a whole finds the group somewhere between its comfort zone and a confident next step,with many of the songs bleeding forgettably into one another." [4]
All tracks are written by Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "In the Morning I'll Be Better" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "My Emotions Are Blinding" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Fields of Blue" | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Ladies Don't Play Guitar" | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Matrimony" | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Baby Don't Believe" | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Please Don't Ruin This for Me" | 2:45 |
| 8. | "10 Minutes 10 Years" | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Modern Woman" | 4:03 |
| 10. | "Island Music" | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 36:17 | |
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [8] | 91 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [9] | 4 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [10] | 9 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [11] | 15 |
