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Standards

by Tortoise

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of 455,735

3,735
2000's

of 265,982

491
2001

of 35,059

57

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 2.9988 Standards is ranked overall as 2.9988 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.9923 Standards has an avg. critic score of 2.9923 out of 4 stars

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Entertainment Weekly

A thing of strange beauty, with melodies and sensations slipping in and out of focus

Yahoo! Music

One of the most revered bands in the American underground and one of the busiest, as their side-projects continue to multiply, Tortoise 's fourth album comes at a prescient time. ...more

PopMatters

Ultimately, Standards is Tortoise's Fragile or Hot Rats -- the sort of successful artwork that tells you a band's concept is peaking. ...more

All Music Guide

Overall, Standards has a few detours for fans conscious of any band's "progression," but plenty of interesting songs and great musicianship for less vested listeners. ...more

All Music Guide

Revered for their ineffably clean, precise playing, Tortoise couldn't help but mess with the formula slightly on their fourth album,Standards. ...more

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Pitchfork

Not only is it the most acoustically enthralling album they've released, it's also without a doubt the most playful, dynamic, and anthemic post-rock album that has been released to date....read the complete review at Pitchfork

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Urb

So even as Tortoise integrate guitar surrealism and edgier motifs into their palette, they also progress their unique relationship to electronic music and...read the complete review at Urb

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Neumu.net

The only obvious goal seems to be shorter, more direct songs, delivered with more straightforward demeanor....read the complete review at Neumu.net

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Magnet

Tortoise makes like Herbie Hancock wandering through the '80s, all lost at the jazz-fusion...read the complete review at Magnet

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The A.V. Club

Tortoise opens its fourth album Standards with a blast of noise that sounds at first as though it's going to morph into "The Star-Spangled Banner"—a reasonable assumption, given the album's cover image of a distorted American flag....read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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