Tortoise
Tortoise lives in the middle ground — 20 moderate songs that balance intensity with control.
6.3
Avg Intensity
20
Songs Decoded
0
Fan Stories
The controlled burn
Along the Banks of Rivers
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1998
Boxcar
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1998
Charny Water
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1998
Cinco de Mayo
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1998
Crest
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1998
Djed
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 1998
Firefly
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1998
Gamera
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1998
In Sarah Mencken Christ and Beethoven There Were Women and Men
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1998
Magnet Pulls Through
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1998
Northern Something
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1998
Prepare Your Coffin
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1998
Seneca
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1998
Some Alternatives
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1998
Stretch You Kill You
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1998
Swung from the Gutters
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1998
Ten Day Interval
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1998
The Lithium Stiffs
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1998
The Suspension Bridge at Iguazu Falls
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1998
Why We Fight
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2001
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