Tortoise

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Years Active
1990 – present (35 years)
Founded In
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Tortoise's almost entirely instrumental music defies easy categorization. The group gained significant attention from their early career. The members have roots in Chicago's fertile music scene, playing in various indie rock and punk groups. Formed in 1990, Tortoise was among the first American indie rock bands to incorporate styles closer to , , , and various styles, rather than the standard rock and roll and punk that had dominated indie rock for years. The group's origins lie in the late 1980's pairing of McCombs and He… read more
Tortoise's almost entirely instrumental music defies easy categorization. The group gained significant attention from their early career. The members have roots in Chicago's fertile music scene, playing in various indie rock and punk groups. Formed in 1990, Tortoise was among the … read more
Tortoise's almost entirely instrumental music defies easy categorization. The group gained significant attention from their early career. The members have roots in Chicago's fertile music scene, playing in various indie rock and punk groups. Formed in 1990, Tortoise was among the first American indie rock bands to incorporate styles closer to read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track Touch A Title Comes
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 1,248 listeners
2 Play track Touch Layered Presence
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 1,189 listeners
3 Play track Oganesson Oganesson
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 1,055 listeners
4 Play track Touch Works and Days
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5 Play track Touch Vexations
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6 Play track TNT TNT
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7 Play track Touch Elka
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8 Play track Touch Promenade à deux
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9 Play track Millions Now Living Will Never Die Glass Museum
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10 Play track Touch Axial Seamount
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Albums

  1. 288,417 listeners

    9 Mar 1998 · 12 tracks

    TNT
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  2. 180,499 listeners

    29 Jan 1996 · 6 tracks

    Millions Now Living Will Never Die
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  3. 135,593 listeners

    19 Feb 2001 · 10 tracks

    Standards
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  4. 107,375 listeners

    3 Mar 2004 · 10 tracks

    It's All Around You
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