The Catastrophist

The Catastrophist
Studio album by Tortoise
Released	January 22, 2016 (2016-01-22)
Studio	Soma
Genre	Post-rock
Length	43:35
Label	Thrill Jockey
Tortoise chronology
Beacons of Ancestorship (2009) The Catastrophist (2016) Touch (2025)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	B [3]
Consequence of Sound	B− [4]
Exclaim!	7/10 [5]
Pitchfork	6.8/10 [6]
PopMatters	[7]
Resident Advisor	3.4/5 [8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Slant Magazine	[10]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[11]

The Catastrophist is the seventh studio album by American post-rock band Tortoise. ^[12] It was released on Thrill Jockey in 2016. ^[13] It features vocal contributions from Todd Rittmann and Georgia Hubley. ^[14]

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Catastrophist"	3:52
2.	"Ox Duke"	4:49
3.	"Rock On" (featuring Todd Rittmann on vocals)	3:12
4.	"Gopher Island"	1:13
5.	"Shake Hands with Danger"	4:10
6.	"The Clearing Fills"	4:22
7.	"Gesceap"	7:37
8.	"Hot Coffee"	3:53
9.	"Yonder Blue" (featuring Georgia Hubley on vocals)	3:18
10.	"Tesseract"	3:54
11.	"At Odds with Logic"	3:15

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"The Mystery Won't Reveal Itself (to You)"	4:02
13.	"Yonder Blue (Instrumental)"	3:20

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [15]	10
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [16]	24
US Tastemaker Albums ( Billboard ) [17]	13
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [18]	38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [19]	164

References

1. "The Catastrophist by Tortoise". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved April 20, 2017.
2. Phares, Heather. "The Catastrophist - Tortoise". AllMusic . Retrieved April 20, 2017.
3. Murray, Noel (January 22, 2016). "Tortoise crawls back, carrying the (post) post-rock banner". The A.V. Club . Retrieved April 20, 2017.
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)