Noctourniquet
by The Mars Volta
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 59 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 59
  3. Negative: 4 out of 59
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#69 Most Discussed Album of 2012
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#70 Most Shared Album of 2012

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Mojo
    Apr 25, 2012
    60
    Assured and challenging. Unlikely to convert the uninitiated, it will thrill the Volta Nation. [May 2012, p.92]
  2. No Ripcord
    Apr 18, 2012
    60
    Noctourniquet, while not completely successful, finds The Mars Volta at their most pop and their most reasonable.
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  3. The Boston Phoenix
    Apr 17, 2012
    75
    In a sense, the veil is lifted ever-so-slightly with this new [album]: although they still wump you with weird on sonic gauntlets like "Molochwalker" and the title track, they also hit on some great choruses and comprehensible songcraft that, unlike most of their earlier work, is commendable for something other than the effort it took to create it.
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