The Mars Volta have officially released ‘Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón’ – an acoustic and reimagined version of their 2022 fan and critically acclaimed comeback album The Mars Volta.
Much more than a simple “un- plugged” version of The Mars Volta – the bands’ self-titled seventh album and return as a band – this acoustic rendition furthers the mission of the source music, which drew into sharper focus the traditional Latin influences that have always inspired Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala. This is, says Rodríguez- López, The Mars Volta’s version of a “folk record”, tracing the melodies and rhythms of the parent album back to their traditional Caribbean roots and challenging listeners to hear the group in an entirely new light.
Stream the album in full here: https://themarsvolta.lnk.to/QueDiosTeMaldigaMiCorazon
Or purchase physically here: https://gtly.to/ghq-H4_iz
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The band previously released the singles “Blank Condolences (Acoustic)” and “Palm Full of Crux (Acoustic)”.
The upcoming new album isn’t simply more content, but a bold, radical, political album, and one that recontextualizes the music of the group’s powerful last album within the lineage of the Latin and Caribbean sounds that Rodríguez- López has been mining his entire career, only many ears couldn’t hear past the distorted guitars to know what was going on. The songs are re-orchestrated and set to the traditional Caribbean rhythms that Rodríguez-López grew up on. Here, “Black Condolences” becomes an object lesson in this music, segueing be- tween three different traditional rhythms across its three-and-a-half minutes.
‘Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon’ track listing
Blacklight Shine (Acoustic)
Graveyard Love (Acoustic)
Shore Story (Acoustic)
Vigil (Acoustic)
Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon (Acoustic)
Cerulea (Acoustic)
Flash Burns From Flashbacks (Acoustic)
Palm Full Of Crux (Acoustic)
No Case Gain (Acoustic)
Tourmaline (Acoustic)
Equus 3 (Acoustic)
Collapsible Shoulders (Acoustic)
The Requisition (Acoustic)
For Rodríguez-López, ‘Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón’ is a long-held dream, finally coming true. “I realized I could finally make a record like this now, I just had to make it happen,” he says. “That was the experiment. And it was super-fun. I feel like The Mars Volta is finally beginning – that’s why the last album was self-titled, because we’ve finally stripped everything away and arrived at what the whole concept was at the beginning. And this acoustic version comes from a profound place, with its own meaning and philosophy, and its own reason for be- ing.”
The Mars Volta are set to headline upcoming shows that will take place this May and include performances at Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta, Welcome To Rockville Festival in Daytona, FL, and a show supporting Red Hot Chili Peppers in San Diego, CA. Tickets are on sale now at www.themarsvoltaofficial.com.
The band has announced additional headline dates set to take place this fall. A full list of upcoming dates below. The dates announced today will go on sale Friday, April 28 at 10AM local time. Tickets and more information are available at www.themarsvoltaofficial.com
The Mars Volta – Upcoming headline tour dates
May 5 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Shaky Knees pre-show)
May 6 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival
May 9 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion
May 10 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel
May 12 – San Diego, CA – Snapdragon Stadium w/ Red Hot Chili Peppers, Thundercat
May 13 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
May 14 – El Paso, TX – Abraham Chavez Theatre
May 16 – San Antonio, TX – Tech Port Center & Arena
May 18 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theatre
May 19 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
May 21 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville Festival
Tickets on sale for below dates on Friday, April 28 at 10AM local time.
Sept. 13 – Minneapolis, MN – Uptown Theater
Sept. 15 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
Sept. 16 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater
Sept. 19 – Richmond, VA – The National
Sept. 20 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
Sept. 22 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre
Sept. 25 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
Sept. 27 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
Sept. 29 – Louisville, KY – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
Sept. 30 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center
Oct. 1 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Oct. 3. – St. Louis, MO – The Factory at The District
Oct. 8 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
Oct. 9 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Oct. 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
In celebration of Record Store Day 2023, the band’s highly celebrated singles “Frances The Mute” and “The Widow (live)” have been re-mastered and will be available on vinyl exclusively at participating record stores worldwide.
Formed by guitarist/composer Omar Rodríguez-López and singer/lyricist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, The Mars Volta rose from the ashes of El Paso punk-rock firebrands At The Drive-In in 2001. On a mission to “honor our roots and honor our dead”, The Mars Volta made music that fused the Latin sounds Rodríguez-López was raised on with the punk and underground noise he and Bixler-Zavala had immersed themselves in for years, and the futuristic visions they were tapping into. The albums that followed were one-of-a-kind masterpieces, their songs of breath-taking complexity also possessing powerful emotional immediacy. After the group fell silent, a legion of devotees (including Kanye West) kept up an insistent drum-beat for their return.
Formed by guitarist/composer Omar Rodríguez-López and singer/lyricist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, The Mars Volta rose from the ashes of El Paso punk-rock firebrands At The Drive-In in 2001. On a mission to “honor our roots and honor our dead”, The Mars Volta made music that fused the Latin sounds Rodríguez-López was raised on with the punk and underground noise he and Bixler-Zavala had immersed themselves in for years, and the futuristic visions they were tapping into. The albums that followed were one-of-a-kind masterpieces, their songs of breath-taking complexity also possessing powerful emotional immediacy. After the group fell silent, a legion of devotees (including Kanye West) kept up an insistent drum-beat for their return.
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Source: Press Release
