Tennis Elbow is the “tennis music” project of New York City-based singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Ryan Wentz. On his new album, The Narcissist Blues, it is his vocals, guitar, bass, keys, mandolin, and drums that you hear in ten sophisticated songs that slide between chamber pop and indie rock. The lyrics are quirky (titles like Sewing Machine, Astray, Barnstorm, and Getty Images pique the curiosity), and the sound is somewhat theatrical, so there’s a lot to discover here.

The Narcissist Blues—composed, mixed, and mastered by Ryan Wentz—is out now digitally via Outline Skates. Also featuring Rhiannon Dewey (saxophone; flute), Christopher Bill (trombone), Calvin Langman (cello), and The Tennis Orchestra (cello, violin, viola).

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