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Mar 29, 2012Noctourniquet highlights the more intellectual, esoteric sound the band has championed over the years, but even though the album soars creatively, it feels emotionally restrained.
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Mar 29, 2012It's a mess--not without some tidy bits--but what's better: these songs could be the death throes, finally, of these guys' unfettered id.
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MagnetApr 12, 2012Even album highlights "The Malkin Jewel" and the almost serene "Vedamalady" aren't likely to do much more than appease the group's most ardent fans. [No.86, p.60]
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MojoApr 25, 2012Assured and challenging. Unlikely to convert the uninitiated, it will thrill the Volta Nation. [May 2012, p.92]
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Apr 18, 2012Noctourniquet, while not completely successful, finds The Mars Volta at their most pop and their most reasonable.
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Mar 27, 2012Some songs explore emulsive alienation (see "In Absentia"), but TMV are at their best dabbling in shades of aggro.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 53 out of 59
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Mixed: 2 out of 59
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Negative: 4 out of 59
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