Tortoise
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Artist

Tortoise

Type
Band
Styles
post-rock, art rock
Fans
16.2k

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Tortoise is an American post-rock and art rock group formed in Chicago in 1990 that releases its music on the Thrill Jockey label.

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Tortoise has played London before. Last time: Hackney Church, November 2026.

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Profile

Latest album
Touch (2025)
Formed
1990 · Chicago
Label
Thrill Jockey

About — The artist

Tortoise is a post-rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1990. The group incorporates krautrock, dub, minimalist music, electronica and jazz into its music, a combination that is sometimes called "post-rock". Tortoise is credited with the rise of the post-rock movement in the 1990s.

Discography

  • Tortoise 1994
  • Millions Now Living Will Never Die 1996
  • TNT 1998
  • Standards 2001
  • It’s All Around You 2004
  • The Brave and the Bold 2006
  • Beacons of Ancestorship 2009
  • The Catastrophist 2016
  • Touch 2025