THE MARS VOLTA · The Mars Volta | CD

Digipak CD with16 page booklet.

Background information about 'The Mars Volta'

The Mars Volta have always existed somewhere beyond the edge of the map, and their self-titled seventh album finds them once again refusing to be pinned down. After a decade of silence, Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala returned in 2022 with a record that feels less like a comeback and more like a reimagining of what this band can be. The frantic, labyrinthine chaos of their early years has been distilled into something leaner, sharper, and somehow even more alive.

Opening with "Blacklight Shine" and "Graveyard Love," the record immediately announces a shift: the songs breathe, they groove, and they hit with a directness that longtime fans might not have expected. There is still plenty of Latin percussion, searing guitar work, and Bixler-Zavala's unmistakable falsetto, but the arrangements are tighter, the melodies more immediate. Tracks like "Vigil" and "Palm Full Of Crux" carry an almost cinematic sweep, while "Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon" delivers a burst of raw, rhythmic intensity in under two minutes. The moody, atmospheric "Tourmaline" and the closing stretch of the album show a band comfortable with restraint, letting space and texture do the heavy lifting. This is The Mars Volta at their most focused, proving that evolution does not mean surrender.

For fans of:
At the Drive-In, Omar Rodríguez-López, Bosnian Rainbows, Closure in Moscow, Hella

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Track listing

1. Blacklight Shine
2. Graveyard Love
3. Shore Story
4. Blank Condolences
5. Vigil
6. Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon
7. Flash Burns From Flashbacks
8. Palm Full Of Crux
9. No Case Gain
10. Tourmaline
11. Equus 3
12. Collapsible Shoulders
13. The Requisition

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