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 TNT TNT
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 638 listeners
2 Play track TNT Ten-Day Interval
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 578 listeners
3 Play track TNT I Set My Face to the Hillside
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 518 listeners
4 Play track TNT Swung From the Gutters
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 453 listeners
5 Play track Millions Now Living Will Never Die Glass Museum
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 413 listeners
6 Play track Oganesson Oganesson
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 393 listeners
7 Play track TNT The Equator
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 307 listeners
8 Play track TNT A Simple Way to Go Faster Than Light That Does Not Work
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 287 listeners
9 Play track TNT The Suspension Bridge at Iguazú Falls
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10 Play track TNT In Sarah, Mencken, Christ, and Beethoven There Were Women and Men
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 250 listeners

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Albums

  1. 264,510 listeners

    9 Mar 1998 · 12 tracks

    TNT
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  2. 166,980 listeners

    29 Jan 1996 · 6 tracks

    Millions Now Living Will Never Die
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  3. 126,236 listeners

    19 Feb 2001 · 10 tracks

    Standards
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  4. 98,970 listeners

    3 Mar 2004 · 10 tracks

    It's All Around You
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