The album features vocals from Yo La Tengo’s Georgia Hubley (on “Yonder Blue”) and U.S. Maple/Dead Rider’s Todd Rittmann (on a cover of David Essex’s “Rock On”). A press release explains that the album’s initial inspiration came after they received a commission from the City of Chicago in 2010. The band were asked to create music “rooted in its ties to the area’s noted jazz and improvised music communities.” They performed some “loose themes” live and eventually turned them into something “orchestrated and complex” for the album.
Tortoise have also announced a world tour. Find those dates below the album’s tracklist.
The Catastrophist:
01 The Catastrophist 02 Ox Duke 03 Rock On 04 Gopher Island 05 Shake Hands With Danger 06 The Clearing Fills 07 Gesceap 08 Hot Coffee 09 Yonder Blue 10 Tesseract 11 At Odds With Logic
Tortoise:
01-23 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall (in the round) 01-24 Milwaukee, MI – Mad Planet 02-07 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega Jr. 02-08 Hamburg, Germany – Fabrik 02-09 Berlin, Germany – Berghain 02-10 Antwerp, Belgium – Trix 02-11 Utrecht, Netherlands – Tivoli 02-12 St. Gallen, Switzerland – Palace 02-13 Geneva, Switzerland – Antigel Festival 02-14 Zurich, Switzerland – Stall 6 02-15 Reutlingen, Germany – Franz.K 02-16 Vienna, Austria – Arena 02-17 Budapest, Hungary – A38 02-18 Zagreb, Croatia – Mochvara 02-19 Bologna, Italy – Locomotiv Club 02-20 Rome, Italy – Monk Club 02-21 Milan, Italy – Magnolia Club 03-09 Minneapolis, MN – The Cedar Cultural Center 03-11 Ann Arbor, MI – The Blind Pig 03-12 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace 03-13 Montreal, Quebec – Fairmount 03-14 Northampton, MA – Iron Horse 03-15 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair 03-16 New York, NY – (Le) Poisson Rouge 03-17 Brooklyn, NY – Littlefield 03-18 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts 03-19 Washington, DC – Black Cat 03-20 Charlottesville, VA – The Southern 03-22 Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall 03-23 Newport, KY – Southgate House Revival 03-24 Indianapolis, IN – Radio Radio
Watch the band perform “Prepare Your Coffin” on Pitchfork.tv’s “Don’t Look Down”:
Logic has lyrical talent out of this world! Pack up your space suit because Logic is taking 15 of his day one fans on an interstellar trip with the release of 44ever. Shot on the spaceship set of the Aquarius III, music video directors Clemente and Henry Smisek highlights two scientists as crew members Dr. Moogega Cooper and Dr. Aniali Tripathi. In a first of its kind collaboration, Logic has partnered with LabX – a program of the National Academy of Sciences, launching LabX’s new initiative called LabX Out Loud. In preparation for the release of his ninth studio album Ultra 85, stream your copy of the single here. Watch the official video below and follow Logic on INSTAGRAM, TIK TOK, X, FACEBOOK, and YOUTUBE.
Save the date because April 26 comes the latest project The Coldest. Skilla Baby is poised for the announcement by unveiling a brand new single Free Big Meech. Produced by MIA JayC and Lee Choppn, this single hinges on tense synths and punchy 808s, while Skilla Baby unleashes a vital verbal flurry. Paving a lane to the forefront of the game at high-speed, rising Detroit rapper spoke on the project:
I took my time to put this project together… Sometimes, I feel like people try to place me in a box. The pressure of being a new artist, being successful, staying disciplined, and still clocking into the studio is very strenuous. But fun at the same time. As an artist, I’m known as the “Girl’s guy”. But I’ll never forget I come from the streets. As a real person, I feel so many emotions (mad, sad, happy, anxious, etc.). I say that to say, sorry for the wait but I wanted to put everything I feel into one project. Grab your coats…
Next up, the Vultures Eat The Most Tour takes him across the country on his most extensive jaunt yet. He also joins forces with New Orleans heavy-hitter Rob49 to co-headline the tour with tickets available here. This year is gearing up to be the coldest yet so pre-order your copy of the project here. Stream the official audio below and connect with Skilla Baby 0n Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
It’s harder to wake up when you have mundane ish to do. Unveiling a brand new music video, Young France recruits UK Indie sensation Master Peace for huge new track Wake Up. Life becomes easier when you’re on the path to becoming a rockstar. The music video, shot in the UK, follows Young Franco and Master Peace individually, through a first-person lens as they undertake “mundane” daily activities until they then meet and begin to enjoy the iconic streets and taxis of London together. Franco spoke on the track:
Working with Master Peace has been an amazing experience. I found out about his project via his record “Eyes on You” and have wanted to work with him since that moment. I was writing a bunch of tracks in 2020. One of them being an early version of Wake Up, which I wrote with Elliot from Delta Riggs. I connected with Master Peace online and once I got to London last year, we smashed this in a couple of hours. His new record is fantastic and I’m super excited how this one turned out. Special mention to Danio from Husky Loops for some added production too.
Young Franco has started 2024 off with a bang, where he teamed up with UK rapper S1mba for the release of the funk laid hip hop track HITA. Wake Up follows a busy year of touring already, where he has done a sold out run of Europe with a string of sold-out shows in the USA. Young Franco has accumulated over 200 million streams and plans to continue to put Astralwerks Records on the map. Stream your copy of the single here and watch the dreamlike visual below. Stay connected with Young Franco on Instagram, Facebook, and Soundcloud.