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10.0
131458
10.0 |
NME
It once looked unlikely that Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López would make another record under this moniker. Thank God they did
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8.0
131459
8.0 |
The Quietus
The duo make an audacious return following a decade long hiatus with a record that will make you think a thousand things at once
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8.0
131460
8.0 |
Exclaim
Rodriguez-Lopez, who once again serves as producer, minimizes his often prodigious playing more to texture and accents, riffs replaced by glassy synths
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8.0
131461
8.0 |
Clash
The Mars Volta have hit upon an incredibly surprising new phase in their multi-faceted evolution
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8.0
131463
8.0 |
Mojo
A far cry from the murky jazz-metal wig-outs of yore, TMV is a triumph of melody, smooth instrumentation and soul. Print edition only
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8.0
131494
8.0 |
musicOMH
Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala reunite for their most revolutionary album yet, comprising dense progressive workouts, straight ahead pop, Latin-American rhythms and dance figures
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8.0
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8.0 |
Spectrum Culture
When you begin your career making psych-prog epics, perhaps the most subversive thing you can do is write a song where your vocal delivery sounds a little bit like Hall & Oates for a second
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8.0
131987
8.0 |
PopMatters
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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7.7
131467
7.7 |
Beats Per Minute
The most prominent change here comes sonically: Omar has created a chromatic pop sound – something wholly new for The Mars Volta
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6.5
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6.5 |
Pitchfork
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
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6.4
131462
6.4 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
If you’re looking for some of the band’s best creative ideas, you won’t find many of them here. Nevertheless, if you’re wanting a wholesome pop-rock album with plenty of experimentation, you may find a thing or two to like here
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