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Tortoise
 
A Chicago alternative rock supergroup: Dan Bitney, John Herndon, John McEntire, Doug McCombs, not-so-recent addition Jeff Parker, and former member Bundy K. Brown have played with Eleventh Dream Day, Shrimp Boat, Bastro, Tar Babies, Poster Children, Gastr del Sol, Precious Wax Drippings, Uptighty, Red Krayola, 5ive Style, Red Red Meat, Stereolab and Slint. Yet despite all that "fame and fortune," their music is understated and subtle, and live you get the feeling that none of them are rock stars as they quietly follow through with their complex parts.

Their fourth LP, TNT (Thrill Jockey Records), actually is almost tune-like. Earlier releases included 1996's Millions Now Living Will Never Die.

Oh, they've contributed a track to the Lounge Ax Defense And Relocation Benefit album, on Touch & Go Records, too, defending the seminal Lincoln Park indie club from it's greedy quiet-loving neighbors.

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