Face Down in the Garden
Face Down in the Garden is the seventh and final studio album by the American indie pop duo Tennis. It was released on April 25, 2025, under their own label Mutually Detrimental.
Background
On April 11, 2025, two weeks prior to the release of Face Down in the Garden, Tennis announced that they would be going on an indefinite hiatus following a farewell tour in promotion of this album. The husband-and-wife duo of Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley came to this decision following the completion of the album, saying in a press release that they have came to the conclusion that "we had said everything we wanted to say and achieved everything we wanted to achieve with our band" in addition to stating that this album will be their last "in this configuration as Tennis".Promotion
The album's lead single, "Weight of Desire", was released on February 7, 2025, simultaneously with the album's announcement. A music video for this song directed by Blossom Liu and Danny Gray was also released. The second single, "At the Wedding", was released on March 7, 2025. The third and final single, "12 Blown Tires", was released in April 2025.Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.Tennis
- Alaina Moore – vocals, piano, synthesizers, production
- Patrick Riley – guitar, bass, drum programming, synthesizers, auxiliary percussion, production, engineering
Additional contributors
- Steve Voss – drums, auxiliary percussion
- Dash Hutton – drums, auxiliary percussion
- Odessa Jorgensen – strings
- Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing
- Dave Cooley – mastering
- Jake Supple – assistant engineering
- Darren Vargas – cover photo
- Blossom Liu – art direction, packaging design
- Danny Gray – art direction, packaging design