The Mars Volta

AlbumSep 16 / 202214 songs, 44m 53s
Art Pop
Popular
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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.

6 / 10

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

Reuniting after a decade-long hiatus/breakup, prog-pop adventurers the Mars Volta arrive at a distinctive new juncture on their eponymous seventh album.

8 / 10

Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez have always been iconoclasts. From the antipathy that imploded At the Drive-In, to the apathy...

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

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!

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.

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Album Reviews: The Mars Volta - The Mars Volta

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3.2 / 5

The Mars Volta - The Mars Volta review: The Mars Volta swerves the bang and goes for a snap, crackle and pop.

8 / 10