The Mars Volta launched their first new tune in a decade, “Blacklight Shine,” and announced a North American tour.
The band, most generally identified for experimental prog rock, highlights a most accessible facet right here, with Cedric Bixler-Zavala singing in each Spanish and English over polished, funky riffs and a sprightly conga groove. They pair the only with an 11-minute brief movie directed by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, the band’s guitarist, producer and instrumental composer.
You’ll be able to watch the clip under.
In a press release, Bixler-Zavala says the tune’s lyrics discover the idea of “a wave of rolling blackouts washing reminiscences onto shore, a heartbeat that also remembers all the things.”
The upcoming tour kicks off Sept. 23 in Dallas and wraps on Oct. 21 in Los Angeles. Bixler-Zavala and Rodriguez-Lopez, the Mars Volta’s core duo, have but to announce their full band lineup.
A ticket presale begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. native time. The general public sale begins Friday at 10 a.m. native time. Full data is on the market on the band’s site.
Earlier than the standard launch, choose followers have been capable of hear “Blacklight Shine” as a part of “L’YTOME HODORXÍ TELESTERION,” an audio-visual artwork set up erected in Los Angeles’ Grand Park. Inside a mysterious black dice, guests have been supplied, per a press launch, a “full, immersive journey to outer area.” A digital model will probably be launched on July 1.
“Blacklight Shine,” the Mars Volta’s first new music since their 2012 LP, Noctourniquet, follows their large 2021 vinyl field set, La Realized De Los Suenos.
The Mars Volta 2022 North American Tour
September 23 – Dallas, TX @ The Manufacturing facility at Deep Ellum
September 25 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
September 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Opera Home –
September 29 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
October 1 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Corridor at Fenway
October 3 – Washington, DC @ Anthem
October 5 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Corridor
October 6 – Detroit, MI @ The Royal Oak
October 8 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
October 11 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom
October 14 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
October 18 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
October 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
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