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The Mars Volta have announced the release of their first album since 2012’s Noctourniquet. The new, self-titled collection will be released on September 16.
The band have also released a video for Vigil, the third single to be taken from the album. An uplifting mix of pop melody and sonic weirdness, with the introduction of frenetic drums in as the song progresses giving it a sense of uneasy claustrophobia, Vigil follows in the footsteps of Graveyard Love last month and Blacklight Shine in June.
A statement that accompanies news of the album’s release says, “The new album shakes loose some of band’s long-standing shibboleths, with only two tracks lasting longer than four minutes, and the dizzying, abrasive prog stylings of earlier albums absent.
“The Mars Volta pulses with subtle brilliance, Caribbean rhythms underpinning sophisticated, turbulent song craft. This is guitarist/composer Omar Rodríguez-López and singer/lyricist Cedric Bixler-Zavala at their most mature, most concise, most focused. Their sound and fury channeled to greatest effect.”
The Mars Volta is available to pre-order on CD and vinyl (opens in new tab), with a “kinetic edition” featuring an embossed, gold foiled outer sleeve available from the Clouds Hill website (opens in new tab). The digital editions will be available in spatial audio and Dolby Atmos. A number of bundles are also available, some of which include a “Volta Cube”.
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The Mars Volta: The Mars Volta tracklist
1. Blacklight Shine
2. Graveyard Love
3. Shore Story
4. Blank Condolences
5. Vigil
6. Qué Dios Te Maldiga Mí Corazón
7. Cerulea
8. Flash Burns From Flashbacks
9. Palm Full Of Crux
10. No Case Gain
11. Tourmaline
12. Equus 3
13. Collapsible Shoulders
14. The Requisition
The Mars Volta Tour 2022
Sep 23: Dallas The Factory, TX
Sep 25: Atlanta The Tabernacle, GA
Sep 27: Philadelphia Opera House, PA
Sep 29: New York Terminal 5, N.Y.
Oct 01: Boston MGM Music Hall, MA
Oct 03: Washington The Anthem, D.C.
Oct 05: Toronto Massey Hall, ON
Oct 06: Detroit The Royal Oak, MI
Oct 08: Chicago Aragon Ballroom, IL
Oct 11: Denver Mission Ballroom, CO
Oct 14: Seattle Moore Theatre, WA
Oct 18: San Francisco The Warfield, CA
Oct 21: Los Angeles The Palladium, CA
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- The Mars Volta - Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon - UK - vinyl LP - £24.99, $30.74, €29.49 (Back In Stock) (arrived 21-Jan-2025 18:00)on January 22, 2025 at 4:28 am
THE MARS VOLTA Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon (2023 worldwide 14-track vinyl LP. Acoustic version of the American prog band's self-titled album. Silver-foiled, embossed picture sleeve with lyric insert. The sleeve is in the open hype-stickered shrink and shows just a little corner wear. The vinyl shows just one or two cosmetic paper scuffs and light signs of play CH308)
- The Mars Volta - Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon - UK - vinyl LP - £24.99, $30.74, €29.49 (New Item) (arrived 15-Jan-2025 14:54)on January 22, 2025 at 4:28 am
THE MARS VOLTA Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon (2023 worldwide 14-track vinyl LP. Acoustic version of the American prog band's self-titled album. Silver-foiled, embossed picture sleeve with lyric insert. The sleeve is in the open hype-stickered shrink and shows just a little corner wear. The vinyl shows just one or two cosmetic paper scuffs and light signs of play CH308)
- The Mars Volta - De-Loused In The Comatorium - US - 2-LP vinyl set - £295.00, $362.85, €348.10 (New Item) (arrived 04-Nov-2024 18:00)on January 22, 2025 at 4:28 am
THE MARS VOLTA De-Loused In The Comatorium (2003 US issue limited edition 2-LP set pressed on Metallic Silver. An amazing album of power and beauty from the ex-At The Drive In guys who have. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with artwork from Storm Thorgerson, with a bonus 60cm sqaure poster and printed inners. The cover displays some corner wear and light scuffing, with the discs showing little evidence of play GSL75) ***Limited to only 5000 copies***
- The Mars Volta - De-Loused In The Comatorium - US - 2-LP vinyl set - £295.00, $362.85, €348.10 (New Item) (arrived 04-Nov-2024 16:58)on January 22, 2025 at 4:28 am
THE MARS VOLTA De-Loused In The Comatorium (2003 US issue limited edition 2-LP set pressed on Metallic Silver. An amazing album of power and beauty from the ex-At The Drive In guys who have. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with artwork from Storm Thorgerson, with a bonus 60cm sqaure poster and printed inners. The cover displays some corner wear and light scuffing, with the discs showing little evidence of play GSL75) ***Limited to only 5000 copies***
- The Mars Volta - Tremulant EP - Yellow vinyl + Photo Insert - VG - US - 12" vinyl - £35.00, $43.05, €41.30 (New Item) (arrived 13-Sep-2024 16:31)on January 22, 2025 at 4:28 am
THE MARS VOLTA Tremulant EP (Rare 2002 US 3-track vinyl 12", pressed on Yellow Vinyl, with picture sleeve and insert that has both the lyrics and photograph of the band. Debut EP from Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez' post-At The Drive-In outfit, featuring Cut That City, Concertina and Eunuch Provocateur. Long out of print and incredibly hard to find on vinyl. The sleeve shows some notable edgewear/creasing and scuffing but the vinyl shows little to no signs of play. GSL54)
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