For nearly two decades, Chicago's Tortoise has been defying expectations, winning fans to its eclectic mash-up of prog-rock and post-rock, without the benefits of lyrics. After a couple of albums in the wilderness (if you give credence to the opinions of music critics), Tortoise made a strong statement with Beacons of Ancestorship, its sixth proper full-length, released by Thrill Jockey in June 2009. Multi-instrumentalist Dan Bitney checked in from the band’s current tour to offer some thoughts on returning to form, high-concept music, and the impossibility of re-creating classic Springsteen on late-night television.
Read the rest of the interview over at Prefix.
Tortoise will be performing at LPR on June 23rd as a part of the Carefusion Jazz Festival New York. Get tickets here.
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