Noctourniquet

by The Mars Volta

Noctourniquet cover art

Marking a departure from their sprawling, jam-heavy epics, 'Noctourniquet' finds The Mars Volta adopting a more concise, "future punk" approach. The album limits the guitar solos in favor of textured synths and rhythmic complexity, resulting in a tighter, more disciplined sound. It serves as a polarizing but innovative final chapter to their original run.

Genres

  • Progressive Rock
  • Art Rock

Tracklist

  1. The Whip Hand
  2. Aegis
  3. Dyslexicon
  4. Empty Vessels Make the Loudest Sound
  5. The Malkin Jewel
  6. Lapochka
  7. In Absentia
  8. Imago
  9. Molochwalker
  10. Trinkets Pale of Moon
  11. Vedamalady
  12. Noctourniquet
  13. Zed and Two Naughts