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The Catastrophist
Studio album by Tortoise
Released	January 22, 2016 (2016-01-22)
Studio	Soma Electronic Music Studios
Genre	Post-rock
Length	43:35
Label	Thrill Jockey
Tortoise chronology
Beacons of Ancestorship (2009) The Catastrophist (2016)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The A.V. Club	B
Consequence of Sound	B−
Exclaim!	7/10
Pitchfork	6.8/10
PopMatters
Resident Advisor	3.4/5
Rolling Stone
Slant Magazine
Tiny Mix Tapes

The Catastrophist is the seventh studio album by American post-rock band Tortoise. It was released on Thrill Jockey in 2016. It features vocal contributions from Todd Rittmann and Georgia Hubley.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tortoise, except "Rock On" by David Essex and "Yonder Blue" by Tortoise and Georgia Hubley

Charts

References

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2. Phares, Heather. "The Catastrophist - Tortoise". AllMusic. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
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4. Zerbe, Jeremy (January 18, 2016). "Tortoise – The Catastrophist". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
5. Beedham, Tom (January 20, 2016). "Tortoise: The Catastrophist". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
6. Cook, Cameron (January 19, 2016). "Tortoise: The Catastrophist". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
7. Fitzgerald, Colin (January 11, 2016). "Tortoise: The Catastrophist". PopMatters. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
8. Jackson, Glenn (January 27, 2016). "Tortoise - The Catastrophist". Resident Advisor. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
9. Hermes, Will (January 26, 2016). "Tortoise: The Catastrophist". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
10. Aspray, Benjamin (January 11, 2016). "Tortoise: The Catastrophist". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
11. Feldman, Max L. (February 22, 2016). "Tortoise - The Catastophist". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
12. Rachel, T. Cole (January 12, 2016). "Q&A: Tortoise On The Catastrophist & The Process Of Making Music Without Limitations". Stereogum. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
13. Adams, Gregory (October 6, 2015). "Tortoise Return with 'The Catastrophist', Announce Tour Dates". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
14. Sacher, Andrew (October 6, 2015). "Tortoise announce new album & tour (dates, new song stream)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
15. "Tortoise - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
16. "Tortoise - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
17. "Tortoise - Chart history - Tastemaker Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
18. "Tortoise - Chart history - Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
19. "Ultratop.be – Tortoise – The Catastrophist" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 30, 2016.

External links

• The Catastrophist at Discogs (list of releases)

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