{"product_id":"tenniscoats-tan-tan-therapy","title":"Tenniscoats - Tan-Tan Therapy","description":"\u003cp class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\"\u003eJust over a decade ago, Japanese indie-pop duo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTenniscoats\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erecorded “\u003cb\u003ePapa’s Ear\u003c\/b\u003e” (2012) and “\u003cb\u003eTan-Tan Therapy\u003c\/b\u003e” (2007), two albums made with musical and production help from Swedish post-rock\/folk trio\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTape\u003c\/b\u003e. Originally released on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHäpna\u003c\/b\u003e, they are beautiful documents of the exploratory music made by a close-knit collective of musicians, fully at ease with each other, playing songs written by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTenniscoats\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand arranging them in gentle and generous ways. Released during a prolific phase of collaboration for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTenniscoats\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– during the late ’00s and early ’10s, they would also collaborate with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJad Fair\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pastels\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSecai\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePastacas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– they have, however, never been available on vinyl. In collaboration with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlien Transistor\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMorr Music\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis now reissuing these albums with bonus material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\"\u003eFilled with graceful pop songs, autumnal folk tunes, and gentle yet risk-taking improvisations, “\u003cb\u003eTan-Tan Therapy\u003c\/b\u003e” was the first\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTenniscoats\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealbum to be released in Europe, after a run of albums on Japanese labels, and the excellent “\u003cb\u003eLive Wanderus\u003c\/b\u003e” (2005) on Australian imprint\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Music\u003c\/b\u003e. It was also the first recorded evidence of their collaboration with the three members of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTape\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand that group’s extended musical family. It opens with one of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTenniscoats\u003c\/b\u003e‘ signature songs, the pop fantasia of “Baibaba Bimba”, with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTenniscoats\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esinger\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaya\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erepeating a light-headed incantation over joyous brass. The essence of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTenniscoats\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis contained in “Baibaba Bimba”: uplifting melody and playful musicianship, tinged with distant echoes of winsome melancholy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MORR MUSIC","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":53022191878486,"sku":"MRM-03258","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/a2149398479_10.jpg?v=1776098270","url":"https:\/\/monorailmusic.com\/products\/tenniscoats-tan-tan-therapy","provider":"Monorail Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}