by Bill Pearis
Tortoise‘s new album, The Catastrophist — their first in seven years — was just released and if you haven’t checked that out you can stream it via Spotify below. One of the album’s highlights is “Yonder Blue,” a slow and low ballad featuring vocals by Yo La Tengo’s Georgia Hubley. They’ve just released a video for that, directed by Joe Martinez who said this about his vision:
When I listened to ‘Yonder Blue’ over and over again I felt a sense of longing and melancholy; a feeling of infinite want or a yearning for something. So I decided to personify this feeling into a character for the ‘Yonder Blue’ video. A person in pursuit of her identity and a journey that has the feeling of being incomplete; a snapshot of an existential journey and a moment to revel in the undefined qualities of life.
Watch the video below.
The band will be on tour soon, with two NYC shows with Mind Over Mirrors: Le Poisson Rouge on March 16 (tickets) and then Littlefield on March 17 (sold out). Updated tour dates are listed below.
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Tortoise – 2016 Tour Dates:
Sun. Feb. 7 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega Jr. *^
Mon. Feb. 8 – Hamburg, DE @ Fabrik *^
Tue. Feb. 9 – Berlin, DE @ Berghain *^ – SOLD OUT
Wed. Feb. 10 – Antwerpen, BE @ Trix *^
Thu. Feb. 11 – Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli *^
Fri. Feb. 12 – St. Gallen, CH @ Palace *^^
Sat. Feb. 13 – Geneva, CH @ Antigel Festival *
Sun. Feb. 14 – Zürich, CH @ Stall 6 ^^
Mon. Feb. 15 – Reutlingen, DE @ Franz.K *
Tue. Feb. 16 – Vienna, AT @ Arena *^
Wed. Feb. 17 – Budapest, HU @ A 38 *
Thu. Feb. 18 – Zagreb, HR @ Mochvara*
Fri. Feb. 19 – Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv Club*
Sat. Feb. 20 – Rome, IT @ Monk Club*
Sun. Feb. 21 – Milan, IT @ Magnolia Club*
Mon. Feb. 22 – Istanbul, TR @ CRR Concert Hall
Tue. Feb. 23 – London, UK @ Village Underground *
Wed. March 9 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Cedar Cultural Center #
Fri. March 11 – Ann Arbor, MI @ The Blind Pig #
Sat. March 12 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace #
Sun. March 13 – Montreal, QC @ Fairmount #
Mon. March 14 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse #
Tue. March 15 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair #
Wed. March 16 – New York, NY @ (Le) Poisson Rouge #
Thu. March 17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Littlefield #
Fri. March 18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts #
Sat. March 19 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat #
Sun. March 20 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern #
Mon. March 21 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel #
Tue. March 22 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall #
Wed. March 23 – Newport, KY @ Southgate House Revival #
Thu. March 24 – Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio #
Tue. April 26 – Boise, ID @ Radio Boise Tuesday
Wed. April 27 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
Thu. April 28 – Vancouver, BC @ Imperial
Fri. April 29 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
Sat. April 30 – Sonoma, CA @ Sonoma Winery / Redwood Barn
Sun. May 1 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Mon. May 2 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
Tue. May 3 – Solana Beach @ Belly Up
Wed. May 4 – Phoenix AZ @ Desert Daze Phoenix at Crescent Ballroom
Fri. May 6 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
Sun. May 8 – Dallas, TX @ Dada
Mon. May 9 – St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room
Tue. May 10 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
Wed. May 11 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
Thu. May 12 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird
Fri. May 13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Sat. May 14 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
Fri. May 27 – Torino, IT @ Cap10100
Sat. May 28 – Brescia, IT @ Latteria Molloy
Sun. May 29 – Munich, DE @ Feierwerk
Mon. May 30 – Frankfurt, DE @ Das Bett
Tue. May 31 – Paris, FR @ TBA
Wed. June 1 – Koln, DE @ Kulturkirche
Thu. June 2 – Besancon, FR @ La Rodia
Sun. June 5 – Nimes, FR @ This Is Not A Love Song Festival
Mon. June 6 – Toulouse, FR – Metronum
Wed. June 8 – Metz, FR @ Les Trinitaires
Thu. June 9 Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix
Fri. July 3 – Keflavik, IS @ Asbru (ATP Iceland)
Tue. July 5 – Berlin, DE @ Columbia Theater
* w/ Sam Prekop
^ w/ Blondie Brownie
^^ w/ Little Tornados
# w/ Mind Over Mirrors