The Mars Volta
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.
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.
Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez have always been iconoclasts. From the antipathy that imploded At the Drive-In, to the apathy...
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
DJ Astrocreep reviews the brand new album from The Mars Volta! Read his review of their self-titled album here on Distorted Sound!
The Mars Volta becomes more rewarding with repetition. Despite the outwardly more accessible style, the group has stuffed it full of intriguing musical choices.
The Mars Volta - The Mars Volta review: The Mars Volta swerves the bang and goes for a snap, crackle and pop.