Standards (Tortoise album)

Standards is the fourth studio album by American post-rock band Tortoise. It was released on Thrill Jockey in 2001.

Standards
Studio album by
Tortoise
ReleasedFebruary 20, 2001 (2001-02-20)
Recorded2000
StudioSoma Electronic Music Studio, Chicago
GenrePost-rock, experimental rock, jazz fusion
Length44:18
LabelThrill Jockey
Tortoise chronology
In the Fishtank 5
(1999)		 Standards
(2001)		 It's All Around You
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. Clubfavorable[3]
Pitchfork9.2/10[4]
PopMattersfavorable[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tortoise.

No.TitleLength
1."Seneca"6:20
2."Eros"4:26
3."Benway"4:46
4."Firefly"3:56
5."Six Pack"3:11
6."Eden 2"2:08
7."Monica"6:30
8."Blackjack"4:07
9."Eden 1"2:36
10."Speakeasy"6:18
Total length:44:18
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Blackbird"5:04
12."Blue Station"5:37

Charts
Chart Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 95
US Billboard 200[7] 200
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 10

References
  1. "Standards by Tortoise". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  2. Bush, John. "Standards - Tortoise". AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  3. Murray, Noel (April 19, 2002). "Tortoise: Standards". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  4. LeMay, Matt (February 20, 2011). "Tortoise: Standards". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  5. Young, John. "Tortoise: Standards". PopMatters. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  6. "Tortoise". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  7. "Tortoise - Chart history - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  8. "Tortoise - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
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