Tortoise Returns With Touch, First Album in Nine Years, and New Single “Layered Presence”

Overview

• The album arrives on physical formats October 24, with streaming following November 11 via International Anthem/Nonesuch.
• Lead track “Layered Presence” is out now with a music video directed by Mikel Patrick Avery.
• The tracklist includes “Oganesson,” released in March as the band’s first new song in nine years.
• A fall–winter itinerary spans the U.S., U.K. and Europe, including a Chicago performance with the Chicago Philharmonic, sold‑out Bowery Ballroom dates, and an added Barbican matinee.
• Core members Dan Bitney, John Herndon, Douglas McCombs, John McEntire and Jeff Parker lead the lineup, with contributions from Marta Sofia Honer, Skip VonKuske and Tucker Martine.