After five years of relative silence, Tortoise has set a release date for Beacons of Ancestorship (Thrill Jockey), which promises to be more conversational than ever with techno, punk, electro, lo-fi noise, cut-up beats, and heavy synth elements.
The five-man post-rock arrangement from Chicago has kept dedicated fans on the brink since last August when a MySpace blog teased that the new album would be out "soon." The 11-track album will hit shelves, iTunes June 23.
Beacons will put an end to the not-so-quiet that followed 2004's It's All Around You, during which the group also released and toured on its box set A Lazarus Taxon, and an album of covers with vocalist Will Oldham by the likes of Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Richard Thompson, and The Minutemen, entitled The Brave and the Bold. Additionally, the individual members have kept busy with various other projects, including Exploding Star Orchestra, Bumps, and Powerhouse Sound.
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