RATING: 3.5 out of 5
Having come out of the El Paso band At the Drive In that also spawned Sparta, The Mars Volta has followed a wildly different path. Although some of those loud indie rock roots are still present, their sophomore effort Frances the Mute delves even further into the experimental interests first set out in De-Loused in the Comatorium. The album is a manic mixture of psych, electronic noise, prog, and even some metal guitar leads. Bixter-Zavala’s screaming vocals weave eerily in and out of the mix as the band wanders through a collage of sonic ideas. The album is separated into five tracks, but only “The Widow” can be treated as a “song” in the traditional popular music sense. The lack of organization is the album’s main weakness; even obvious reference points such as Can provided more coherent compositions.
- joaquin black
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