BEACONS OF ANCESTORSHIP

Beacons of Ancestorship
Beacons of Ancestorship
Studio album by Tortoise
Released	June 23, 2009
Genre	Post-rock
Length	43:39
Label	Thrill Jockey
Tortoise chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The A.V. Club	B+^[3]
BBC Music	favorable^[4]
Consequence of Sound	A−^[5]
NME	^[6]
The Observer	favorable^[7]
Pitchfork	7.9/10^[8]
PopMatters	^[9]
Resident Advisor	4.0/5^[10]
Slant Magazine	^[11]

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.	Title	Length
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

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[12]	149
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard)^[13]	9
US Independent Albums ( Billboard)^[14]	25
US Tastemaker Albums ( Billboard)^[15]	15

References

^ "Beacons Of Ancestorship by Tortoise". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ Bush, John. "Beacons of Ancestorship - Tortoise". AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ Martins, Chris (June 23, 2009). "Tortoise: Beacons Of Ancestorship". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ Smith, Sid (2009). "Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship - Review". BBC Music. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ Kivel, Adam (June 25, 2009). "Tortoise – Beacons of Ancestorship". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ Turner, Luke. "Album review: Tortoise – 'Beacons Of Ancestorship'". NME. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ Fox, Killian (June 14, 2009). "Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship". The Observer. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ Howe, Brian (June 25, 2009). "Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ Fiander, Matthew (June 22, 2009). "Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship". PopMatters. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ Mathers, Ian (August 14, 2009). "Tortoise - Beacons Of Ancestorship". Resident Advisor. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ Cole, Matthew (June 17, 2009). "Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ "Tortoise - Chart history - Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ "Tortoise - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ "Tortoise - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ "Tortoise - Chart history - Tastemaker Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

External links

Beacons of Ancestorship at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Beacons Of Ancestorship by Tortoise". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

[2] Bush, John. "Beacons of Ancestorship - Tortoise". AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

[3] Martins, Chris (June 23, 2009). "Tortoise: Beacons Of Ancestorship". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

[4] Smith, Sid (2009). "Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship - Review". BBC Music. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

[5] Kivel, Adam (June 25, 2009). "Tortoise – Beacons of Ancestorship". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

[6] Turner, Luke. "Album review: Tortoise – 'Beacons Of Ancestorship'". NME. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

[7] Fox, Killian (June 14, 2009). "Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship". The Observer. 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] Mathers, Ian (August 14, 2009). "Tortoise - Beacons Of Ancestorship". Resident Advisor. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

[11] Cole, Matthew (June 17, 2009). "Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

[12] "Tortoise - Chart history - Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

[13] "Tortoise - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

[14] "Tortoise - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

[15] "Tortoise - Chart history - Tastemaker Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

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v t e Tortoise
Dan Bitney Doug McCombs Jeff Parker John Herndon John McEntire Bundy K. Brown David Pajo
Studio albums	Tortoise Millions Now Living Will Never Die TNT Standards It's All Around You Beacons of Ancestorship The Catastrophist
Other releases	Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters Remixed In the Fishtank 5 The Brave and the Bold A Lazarus Taxon

v t e Tortoise
Dan Bitney Doug McCombs Jeff Parker John Herndon John McEntire Bundy K. Brown David Pajo
Studio albums	Tortoise Millions Now Living Will Never Die TNT Standards It's All Around You Beacons of Ancestorship The Catastrophist
Other releases	Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters Remixed In the Fishtank 5 The Brave and the Bold A Lazarus Taxon

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