Tortoise Shares "Works and Days" From Upcoming Album, 'Touch'

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Tortoise has shared "Works and Days," a new track from their upcoming album, Touch, out on LP, CD, and digital download October 24, and streaming November 11. You can watch the video here. The band also announced a special event on Saturday, October 18, when 150+ independent record stores around the world will host advance listening parties. The band will perform in LA, Austin, Marfa, NYC, and Chicago, where they will be joined by the Chicago Philharmonic.

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Tortoise has shared "Works and Days," a new track from Touch, the first new album from the groundbreaking group since 2016, out via International Anthem and Nonesuch Records on LP, CD, and digital download on October 24, and on streaming services on November 11. The new single—a lattice-work of percussive shuffles, beguiling guitar figures, and iridescent synthesizer melodies—also arrives with a video directed by Alee Peoples, which you can watch here:

The band has also announced a special event on Saturday, October 18, when more than 150 independent record stores around the world will host advance listening parties for Touch in their spaces, and also make the album available for in-person attendees to purchase a full week before the album’s release. Full details and participating locations are compiled on International Anthem’s website here.

A series of special live shows is planned through the end of the year, including The Broad Museum in Los Angeles and a three-night weekend stand at NYC's Bowery Ballroom. On November 11, the band will collaborate with the Chicago Philharmonic for the first time in a special concert at The Auditorium in Chicago, where they will perform Tortoise songs new and old with arrangements written by Sean O'Hagan (High Llamas), Nate Walcott (Bright Eyes), Paul Von Mertens (Brian Wilson), and the band's own Jeff Parker. Details and tickets at nonesuch.com/on-tour.

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    Tortoise Shares "Works and Days" From Upcoming Album, 'Touch'
    Heather Cantrell

    Tortoise has shared "Works and Days," a new track from Touch, the first new album from the groundbreaking group since 2016, out via International Anthem and Nonesuch Records on LP, CD, and digital download on October 24, and on streaming services on November 11. The new single—a lattice-work of percussive shuffles, beguiling guitar figures, and iridescent synthesizer melodies—also arrives with a video directed by Alee Peoples, which you can watch here:

    The band has also announced a special event on Saturday, October 18, when more than 150 independent record stores around the world will host advance listening parties for Touch in their spaces, and also make the album available for in-person attendees to purchase a full week before the album’s release. Full details and participating locations are compiled on International Anthem’s website here.

    A series of special live shows is planned through the end of the year, including The Broad Museum in Los Angeles and a three-night weekend stand at NYC's Bowery Ballroom. On November 11, the band will collaborate with the Chicago Philharmonic for the first time in a special concert at The Auditorium in Chicago, where they will perform Tortoise songs new and old with arrangements written by Sean O'Hagan (High Llamas), Nate Walcott (Bright Eyes), Paul Von Mertens (Brian Wilson), and the band's own Jeff Parker. Details and tickets at nonesuch.com/on-tour.

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