FREE MP3 | TORTOISE SIDE PROJECT ON STONES THROW
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Bumps. Beats, Breaks, Raw, Drumsby Tortoise drummers Bitney, Herndon, and McEntire [/b]Free MP3: Tryplmeade Gorsmatch 
From Pitchfork Tortoise's McEntire, Herndon, Bitney Team Up for Bumps Tortoise side projects are born, retired, and revived at a pace that completely belies the band's name, so it doesn't come as a huge surprise that three of members of the band-- John McEntire, John Herndon, and Dan Bitney-- are releasing an album of instrumental percussion under the name Bumps. The surprise is that they're releasing the album, simply titled Bumps, on Stones Throw, that bastion of excellent underground soul and hip hop. That's not to say it's not a nice surprise. In fact, the possibility of Bumps becoming the go-to sample source for a new generation of hip hop heads is mighty intriguing. The three-piece suit could become the new gold chain. Stones Throw will release Bumps on June 19. Don???t forget, Tortoise will launch their North American summer tour in Columbus, Ohio on June 14. Tortoise Dates:06-14 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center06-15 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo06-16 Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre 06-17 Omaha, NE ??? Waiting Room06-18 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre06-19 Salt Lake City, UT ??? Urban Lounge06-20 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room06-21 Los Angeles, CA ??? El Rey Theatre06-22 San Francisco, CA - Independent06-23 San Francisco, CA - Independent06-25 Portland, OR ??? Aladdin Theater06-26 Seattle, WA - Neumos06-30 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center07-01 Chicago, IL ??? Metro07-02 Ann Arbor, MI ??? The Blind Pig07-03 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace07-05 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Art07-06 Philadelphia, PA ??? World Cafe07-07 Washington, DC - Black Cat07-08 New York, NY - Webster Hall
From Pitchfork Tortoise's McEntire, Herndon, Bitney Team Up for Bumps Tortoise side projects are born, retired, and revived at a pace that completely belies the band's name, so it doesn't come as a huge surprise that three of members of the band-- John McEntire, John Herndon, and Dan Bitney-- are releasing an album of instrumental percussion under the name Bumps. The surprise is that they're releasing the album, simply titled Bumps, on Stones Throw, that bastion of excellent underground soul and hip hop. That's not to say it's not a nice surprise. In fact, the possibility of Bumps becoming the go-to sample source for a new generation of hip hop heads is mighty intriguing. The three-piece suit could become the new gold chain. Stones Throw will release Bumps on June 19. Don???t forget, Tortoise will launch their North American summer tour in Columbus, Ohio on June 14. Tortoise Dates:06-14 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center06-15 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo06-16 Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre 06-17 Omaha, NE ??? Waiting Room06-18 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre06-19 Salt Lake City, UT ??? Urban Lounge06-20 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room06-21 Los Angeles, CA ??? El Rey Theatre06-22 San Francisco, CA - Independent06-23 San Francisco, CA - Independent06-25 Portland, OR ??? Aladdin Theater06-26 Seattle, WA - Neumos06-30 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center07-01 Chicago, IL ??? Metro07-02 Ann Arbor, MI ??? The Blind Pig07-03 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace07-05 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Art07-06 Philadelphia, PA ??? World Cafe07-07 Washington, DC - Black Cat07-08 New York, NY - Webster Hall