Beacons of Ancestorship

Beacons of Ancestorship
Studio album by
Tortoise
ReleasedJune 23, 2009 (2009-06-23)
GenrePost-rock
Length43:39
LabelThrill Jockey
Tortoise chronology
A Lazarus Taxon
(2006)		 Beacons of Ancestorship
(2009)		 The Catastrophist
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.7/10[1]
Metacritic71/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
The A.V. ClubB+[4]
Consequence of SoundA−[5]
MojoStarStarStar[6]
NMEStarStarStarHalf star[7]
Pitchfork7.9/10[8]
PopMatters7/10[9]
QStarStar[10]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[11]
Slant MagazineStarStarStarStar[12]

Beacons of Ancestorship is the sixth studio album by American post-rock band Tortoise. It was released on Thrill Jockey in 2009.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."High Class Slim Came Floatin' In"8:14
2."Prepare Your Coffin"3:37
3."Northern Something"2:24
4."Gigantes"6:21
5."Penumbra"1:08
6."Yinxianghechengqi"3:37
7."The Fall of Seven Diamonds Plus One"3:40
8."Minors"4:23
9."Monument Six One Thousand"3:22
10."De Chelly"1:46
11."Charteroak Foundation"5:07
Total length:43:39

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[13] 149
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] 9
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 25
US Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[16] 15

References

  1. ↑ "Beacons Of Ancestorship by Tortoise reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Beacons Of Ancestorship by Tortoise". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ Bush, John. "Beacons of Ancestorship - Tortoise". AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ Martins, Chris (June 23, 2009). "Tortoise: Beacons Of Ancestorship". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ Kivel, Adam (June 25, 2009). "Tortoise – Beacons of Ancestorship". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship". Mojo: 97. July 2009.
  7. ↑ Turner, Luke. "Album review: Tortoise – 'Beacons Of Ancestorship'". NME. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  8. ↑ Howe, Brian (June 25, 2009). "Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  9. ↑ Fiander, Matthew (June 22, 2009). "Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship". PopMatters. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Review: Beacons of Ancestorship". Q: 113. August 2009.
  11. ↑ Mathers, Ian (August 14, 2009). "Tortoise - Beacons Of Ancestorship". Resident Advisor. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  12. ↑ Cole, Matthew (June 17, 2009). "Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Tortoise - Chart history - Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Tortoise - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Tortoise - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Tortoise - Chart history - Tastemaker Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
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