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Tortoise

Rating: NNN


You can’t overstate the influence that Chicago post-rock pioneers Tortoise have had on contemporary indie rock, but their work since their 90s heyday hasn’t really blown minds as it once did. It’s been five years since their last full album, and while the dub, jazz and rock signposts are still front and centre, you can hear them trying to find new possibilities within their trademark sprawling instrumental soundscapes.

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Things start off quite promising with the shifting time signatures and searing synth riffs of High Class Slim Came Floatin’ In, but soon they’re flirting awkwardly with jazz fusion cheese and meandering jams. The album has some great moments but a few too many fumbles to hold up as a complete package.

Top track: High Class Slim Came Floatin’ In

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