Tortoise - The CatastrophistSimply 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. It's a fact that remains true on 'The Catastrophist,' Tortoise's first studio album in nearly seven years. And it's an album

former label Pye unlocked the vault and produced an EP

Irrational Things 7

Townes Van Zandt

get-under-your-skin lyrics and innovative musical palette that have defined elegantly brooding R&B singer BANKS singular sound

funny and often riotous riposte to the dreary mood of Austerity Britain

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Together with Brad Wilk on drums and Tim C

confident and cohesive - a genuine step-up in both diversity and volume from their critically acclaimed debut

only the most extremely dedicated and passionate record collectors had the stamina and prowess to hunt down long forgotten wonders in dusty record bins ‰ÛÓ often hoarding them in private collections

The multi-tiered approach offered Hitchcock the rare opportunity to record as a performer

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containing some of the band‰۪s most memorable singles (‰Û÷Monkey Gone To Heaven‰۪