The Mars Volta

2022, Sep 16

Apple Spotify Discogs Art Pop 97 Clouds Hill Indieheads 231 Pitchfork 6.5/10 The Needle Drop 6/10 NME 5/5 All Music 3.5/5 Exclaim! 8/10 Clash 8/10 Mojo 4/5 Distorted Sound 7/10 Pop Matters 8/10 Spectrum Culture 80% music OMH 4/5 Beats Per Minute 77% Sputnikmusic 3.2/5 Uncut 8/10

Pitchfork 6.5/10 On the duo’s first album in 10 years, Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala mellow out, abandoning their unhinged prog opuses for a kind of airy, Caribbean yacht rock.

NME 5/5 It once looked unlikely that Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López would make another record under this moniker. Thank God they did

Clash 8/10 The Mars Volta was always a mean of rebellion, a vessel for side-stepping expectations. Forged by brothers-at-arms Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric

Distorted Sound 7/10 DJ Astrocreep reviews the brand new album from The Mars Volta! Read his review of their self-titled album here on Distorted Sound!

Pop Matters 8/10 The Mars Volta becomes more rewarding with repetition. Despite the outwardly more accessible style, the group has stuffed it full of intriguing musical choices.