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The Mars Volta – Octahedron

May 26, 2009

mars-volta  The Mars Volta will release theri fifth album on June 23rd called Octahedron. The band is claiming it as an acoustic album. TIn April the lead single, Cotopaxi, debuted as the “hottest record in the world” for that day on the Zane Lowe BBC Radio One show. This month those fans on their newsletter received details of the album and provided a link streaming four songs – Since We’ve Been Wrong; Cotopaxi; With Twilight as My Guide; Desperate Graves.  

The first single to debut here in North America was “Since We’ve Been Wrong”

Octahedron cover art

Octahedron cover art

Octahedron was written by The Mars Volta Omar Rodriguez Lopez (music, arrangements, direction) and Cedric Bixler Zavala (vocals, lyrics)

 Track listing

   

1.

“Since We’ve Been Wrong”    

2.

“Teflon”    

3.

“Halo of Nembutals”    

4.

“With Twilight as My Guide”    

5.

“Cotopaxi”    

6.

“Desperate Graves”    

7.

“Copernicus”    

8.

“Luciforms”    

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The Mars Volta-Cotopaxi
 

The Mars Volta-With Twilight As My Guide

The Mars Volta-Since We’ve Been Wrong

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2 Comments leave one →
  1. mardenzaro permalink
    June 2, 2009 12:06 pm

    that album will be so damn good.
    For the tracks that i’ve listening, this album seems like a Ritual Songs. Very similari to “De-Loused In The Comatorium”…

  2. nuevobaterista permalink
    June 8, 2009 3:30 pm

    this rocks. *faith in music once again restored*

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