The Mars Volta Announce First Album in 10 Years, Share Video for New Single ‘Vigil’

    The Mars Volta have today shared the details of their new self-titled album. The group’s first LP in 10 years will arrive on September 16 via Cloud Hill. Along with the news, the band have shared a new single, ‘Vigil’, which follows the previously released cuts ‘Blacklight Shine’ and ‘Graveyard Love’. Like those tracks, the track arrives with an accompanying short film directed by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López, which depicts “the beauty of life in Puerto Rico and rail against U.S. colonial rule.” Check it out below, and scroll down for the album artwork, tracklist, and the Mars Volta’s upcoming tour dates.

    The Mars Volta Cover Artwork:

    The Mars Volta Tracklist:

    1. Blacklight Shine
    2. Graveyard Love
    3. Shore Story
    4. Blank Condolences
    5. Vigil
    6. Qué Dios Te Maldiga Mí Corazón
    7. Cerulea
    8. Flash Burns from Flashbacks
    9. Palm Full of Crux
    10. No Case Gain
    11. Tourmaline
    12. Equus 3
    13. Collapsible Shoulders
    14. The Requisition

    The Mars Volta 2022 Tour Dates:

    Sep 22 – Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum –
    Sep 23 – Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum
    Sep 25 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
    Sep 27 – Philadelphia, PA – The Metropolitan Opera House
    Sep 29 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
    Sep 30 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
    Oct 1 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
    Oct 3 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
    Oct 5 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
    Oct 6 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
    Oct 8 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
    Oct 9 – Milwaukee, WI – The Eagles Ballroom
    Oct 11 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
    Oct 14 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
    Oct 15 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
    Oct 18 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
    Oct 19 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
    Oct 21 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
    Oct 22 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
    Oct 23 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium

    Konstantinos Pappis
    Konstantinos Pappis
    Konstantinos Pappis is a writer, journalist, and music editor at Our Culture. His work has also appeared in Pitchfork, GIGsoup, and other publications. He currently lives in Athens, Greece.

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