The Mars Volta - Octahedron (Preorder 04/11/24)

The Mars Volta - Octahedron (Preorder 04/11/24)

Label: Clouds Hill -  - 4250795602521 
Format: 2 LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 4th Oct 2024
Genre: Prog Rock
Style: Prog Rock

Description
Each of the Mars Volta albums that preceded Octahedron had pushed the envelope further, their music growing larger,
more intense, more complex. Each had delivered an implied, unspoken challenge to its makers within milliseconds of its
final notes: “top this”. And with each subsequent album, Omar and Cedric had turned their creative dials up one more
notch, a further step past “eleven”. With the addition of new drummer Thomas Pridgen, and their ranks swollen by extra
guitarists, more percussion and a sax-player, the intensity of The Mars Volta’s sound had increased. Octahedron,
however, would follow The Bedlam In Goliath’s brilliant excesses with a sideways step few were expecting, even though
the group had telegraphed their intentions to take this new direction for years. “This one didn’t have multi-layered sub-
texts or any sinister spirits,” says Omar, referencing predecessor Goliath’s traumatic birth. “Octahedron was like an
expression of will into reality. Like, ‘This one will be easy, this one will be fun’. Everything had a different process.”
“Octahedron was a rebellion,” adds Cedric. “Us saying, ‘This isn’t like anything we’ve done before. This is our “pop”
album.’ We’d always promised we’d do a ‘pop’ album.’ This was it.”

Tracklist

Disc 1 - Side A
1. Since We've Been Wrong / 2. Teflon

Disc 1 - Side B
1. With Twilight As My Guide / 2. Halo Of Nembutals

Disc 2 - Side A
1. Cotopaxi / 2. Desperate Graves

Disc 2 - Side B

2

1. Copernicus / 2. Luciforms