The Mars Volta Set 'Noctourniquet' Album Release Date
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Written by Elliott Batte
Texas-based rockers The Mars Volta are set to release their sixth studio album this March, with the first single from the record ‘The Malkin Jewel’ available for pre-ordering on iTunes now.
‘Noctourniquet’ hits shelves on March 26th via Warner Bros. Records, and was written by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala, and produced by Rodriguez-Lopez. The 13-track album explores musical territories previously uncharted in the duo's 20 or so years of creating music together, and the bold diversity of the new material make Noctourniquet an early contender for this year's most challenging and rewarding listen.
As with previous Mars Volta efforts, Bixler-Zavala's lyrics trace a narrative journey with a defined protagonist, this time inspired by disparate elements including '80s UK alt-rockers The Godfathers, Superman comic nemesis Solomon Grundy and the Greek myth of Hyacinthus.
You can pre-order the album via iTunes now – and if you do, you’ll receive first single ‘The Malkin Jewel’, the first single to be plucked from the 13 tracks the album has to offer.
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