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Pitchfork 4.3/10 After three all-or-nothing albums full of clusterfucks of Cedric Bixler-Zavala's incomprehensible lyrical jabberwocky and Rock Band feats of strength, Mars Volta return with a records that's broken down into a relatively manageable 12 tracks.
A.V. Club F It's a well-established fact that bands put out albums far less frequently than they used to. (The Beatles, for instance, made more than a dozen in seven years.) And yet The Mars Volta doesn't get much attention for having released one album per year, like clockwork, since its 2003 debut De-Loused In The Comatorium.…
The Observer 3/5 <p>26: Jack Johnson - Sleep Through the Static<br/>4 stars</p>
Slant 1/5 Sadly, most of these songs are not really songs, because that’s not what the Mars Volta do.
Pop Matters 6/10 The Mars Volta should trim off all their petty prog hindrances and become a straight rock band.
The Guardian 1/5 <p>1 star (Universal)</p>