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For Duo Tennis, Pop Is A Natural Language

Fresh Air | By Milo Miles

Published September 15, 2014 at 10:06 AM EDT

Can you re-invent lively pop from the distant past? Fresh Air music critic Milo Miles says the songwriting team Tennis does just that with their new third album, Ritual in Repeat.

Milo Miles

Milo Miles is Fresh Air's world-music and American-roots music critic. He is a former music editor of The Boston Phoenix.

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