HOME BASE: Philadelphia
STYLE: “Listening to Ryan Tennis is like taking a road trip to a new place with an old friend. Songs range from soul-touching acoustic ballads to roots funk and soul to rollicking reggae covers, but under it all is a foundation of groove and warmth that keeps you moving forward.”
LINEUP: Tennis, guitar and vocals
OF NOTE: His five-song EP, Two Days on the Fence, is, in essence, a protest album against negativity. “I did that by writing songs to make people feel good,” he said.
TWO’S TAKE: Let his infectious sound lift your spirits.
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