Tortoise - The Catastrophist (Black Vinyl) Vinyl Record Compared to their first album

Compared to their first album it’s cleaner

Belaya Polosa propels them in a new direction while retaining the cold minimalist delivery they’re known for

and the individual and collective

referencing the arid and unvarnished production of no-wave and early indie rock while balancing carved-out angularity against an evolving comfort with textural coalescences and measured pacing

there is a pre-dawn kindness

Tortoise - The Catastrophist (Black Vinyl) Vinyl Record Compared to their first albumSimply put, Tortoise has spent nearly 25 years making music that defies description. While the Chicago based instrumental quintet has nodded to dub, rock, jazz, electronica and minimalism throughout its revered and influential six album discography, the resulting sounds have always been distinctly, even stubbornly, their own. Its a fact that remains true on The Catastrophist, Tortoises first studio album in nearly seven years. And its an album where