Swimmer, Tennis’ fifth album, is self-produced, but even more voluptuous than anything they’ve recorded with a name producer, continuing their drift from reverby lo-fi throwbacks toward crisp R&B-laced pop. It’s not exactly a scarce sound—from Grimes to Tei Shi to Haim, plenty of DIY acts have channeled their humble inner Mariah Carey over the last decade or so—but Tennis’ take has moxie, and Moore’s deceptively pliable voice stands up to Swimmer’s production-driven aesthetic.
The duo continue their drift from lo-fi throwbacks to crisp modern pop, while maintaining the preoccupation with marital love that has animated their records since the beginning.