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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”.
(Image credit: Clouds Hill)
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 - The Bedlam In Goliath - Blue, Red & Transparent Vinyl - UK - 3-LP vinyl set - £29.99, $37.79, €36.29 (Back In Stock) (arrived 10-Dec-2024 18:00)on December 22, 2024 at 3:42 am
THE MARS VOLTA The Bedlam In Goliath (2022 UK/EU limited edition double album 2-LP + 12-inch set remastered for vinyl using the original mixes. Pressed on Muritz Blue Vinyl, Brick Red Vinyl and Transparent Vinyl. Exclusively releasesd for European indie retail stores. Gatefold picture sleeve with individual credit/lyric inners. The sleeve displays minimal edgewear and the vinyl are in Near Mint condition CH186)
- The Mars Volta - Wax Simulacra - UK - 7" picture disc - £20.00, $25.20, €24.20 (New Item) (arrived 12-Sep-2024 15:59)on December 22, 2024 at 3:42 am
THE MARS VOLTA Wax Simulacra (2008 UK limited edition 7" Picture Disc single, also including their cover version of Siouxie and The Banshees' 'Pulled To Bits'. Issued in a title-stickered clear PVC sleeve. The disc itself looks barely played)
- The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute - US - 3-LP vinyl set - £150.00, $189.00, €181.50 (New Item) (arrived 12-Sep-2024 11:12)on December 22, 2024 at 3:42 am
THE MARS VOLTA Frances The Mute (Very rare 2005 US issue limited edition 3-LP vinyl set [with 1 side stunningly etched!] featuring the line up of founder members Omar A Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala with Jon Theodore, Juan Alderete, Ikey Owens and Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez. Presented in superb tri-fold picture sleeve with artwork from Storm Thorgerson + lyric inners and GSL catalogue insert. The heavyweight sleeve shows just a little minor ringwear and a little lightcorner scuffing, the vinyl reveal minimal signs of play. GSL96)
- The Mars Volta - The Widow - Picture Disc - EX - UK - 12" picture disc - £45.00, $56.70, €54.45 (New Item) (arrived 12-Sep-2024 11:39)on December 22, 2024 at 3:42 am
THE MARS VOLTA The Widow (2005 Limited Edition UK 2-track picture disc 12" single, featuring Frances the Mute on the A side with the album cover art on the B side. Comes in a custom-stickered clear PVC sleeve. The vinyl grades Excellent with just a few cosmetic hairlines, not upsetting play)
- The Mars Volta - Amputechture - White and Orange Vinyl - US - 2-LP vinyl set - £95.00, $119.70, €114.95 (New Item) (arrived 12-Sep-2024 14:22)on December 22, 2024 at 3:42 am
THE MARS VOLTA Amputechture (Limited edition 2006 US 8-track double LP pressed on Half White and Half Orange Marble vinyl. Recorded in Los Angeles, El Paso and Melbourne totalling over 70 minutes of music embellished with horns and percussion, utilizing almost a dozen players including John Frusciante. The gatefold picture sleeve shows some edge/corner scuffing from storage, however the vinyl displays little evidence of play. GSL126)
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