Douglas McCombs and John Herndon from post-rock band Tortoise go record shopping at Amoeba San Francisco in this “What’s In My Bag?” episode. From Tom Verlaine, Silent Serpent, David Thomas of Pere Ubu, and Broadcast, it may seem like they only pick albums by dead musicians. But never fear, they talk about some living artists too! Touch, the first new Tortoise album since 2016, is out now via Nonesuch / International Anthem.

Filmed at Amoeba Music, the world’s largest independent record store in San Francisco, CA.

Tortoise’s picks:
• Budgie – The Absence: Memoirs of a Banshee Drummer (BOOK)
• Tom Verlaine – Dreamtime (LP)
• Louis Jordan – Jukebox Jump (LP)
• David Thomas – Monster Walks The Winter Lake (LP)
• Silent Servant – In Memoriam (12″)
• Broadcast – Tender Buttons (LP)
• Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers – Natural Boogie (LP)
• Bill Orcutt – Another Perfect Day (LP)
• Emptyset – Dissever (LP)
• Wah! – Nah=Poo – The Art Of Bluff (LP)
• Oneohtrix Point Never – R Plus Seven (LP)
• The Durutti Column – The Return Of The Durutti Column [45th Anniversary Edition] (LP)
• Peaches – No Lube So Rude (LP)