Chicago's Tortoise haven't released an album since 2009's Beacons of Ancestorship. On January 22, they'll release The Catastrophist via Thrill Jockey. Check out the lead single "Gesceap" below.

The album features vocals from Yo La Tengo's Georgia Hubley (on "Yonder Blue") and U.S. Maple/Dead Rider's Todd Rittmann (on a cover of David Essex's "Rock On"). A press release explains that the album's initial inspiration came after they received a commission from the City of Chicago in 2010. The band were asked to create music "rooted in its ties to the area's noted jazz and improvised music communities." They performed some "loose themes" live and eventually turned them into something "orchestrated and complex" for the album.

Tortoise have also announced a world tour. Find those dates below the album's tracklist.

The Catastrophist:

01 The Catastrophist

02 Ox Duke

03 Rock On

04 Gopher Island

05 Shake Hands With Danger

06 The Clearing Fills

07 Gesceap

08 Hot Coffee

09 Yonder Blue

10 Tesseract

11 At Odds With Logic

Tortoise:

01-23 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall (in the round)

01-24 Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet

02-07 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega Jr.

02-08 Hamburg, Germany - Fabrik

02-09 Berlin, Germany - Berghain

02-10 Antwerp, Belgium - Trix

02-11 Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli

02-12 St. Gallen, Switzerland - Palace

02-13 Geneva, Switzerland - Antigel Festival

02-14 Zurich, Switzerland - Stall 6

02-15 Reutlingen, Germany - Franz.K

02-16 Vienna, Austria - Arena

02-17 Budapest, Hungary - A38

02-18 Zagreb, Croatia - Mochvara

02-19 Bologna, Italy - Locomotiv Club

02-20 Rome, Italy - Monk Club

02-21 Milan, Italy - Magnolia Club

03-09 Minneapolis, MN - The Cedar Cultural Center

03-11 Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig

03-12 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace

03-13 Montreal, Quebec - Fairmount

03-14 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse

03-15 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair

03-16 New York, NY - (Le) Poisson Rouge

03-17 Brooklyn, NY - Littlefield

03-18 Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts

03-19 Washington, DC - Black Cat

03-20 Charlottesville, VA - The Southern

03-22 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall

03-23 Newport, KY - Southgate House Revival

03-24 Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio

Watch the band perform "Prepare Your Coffin" on Pitchfork.tv's "Don't Look Down":