It's All Around You Tortoise . It was released on Thrill Jockey in 2004.
At Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68% based on 31 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[ 1]
In 2011, American rapper Currensy named it one of his 25 favorite albums, stating: "I don’t do major drugs, but it was an acid trip in audio form."[ 10]
All tracks are written by Dan Bitney , John Herndon , Douglas McCombs , John McEntire , Jeff Parker
Title 1. "It's All Around You" 4:09 2. "The Lithium Stiffs" 3:59 3. "Crest" 4:21 4. "Stretch (You Are All Right)" 5:14 5. "Unknown" 5:38 6. "Dot/Eyes" 3:46 7. "On the Chin" 5:21 8. "By Dawn" 1:51 9. "Five Too Many" 4:33 10. "Salt the Skies" 4:45
Japanese edition bonus tracks Title 11. "Elmerson, Lincoln, & Palmieri" 2:36 12. "Deltitnu" 5:49
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