The Mars Volta ‎- Octahedron (Red & Yellow Transparent Vinyl 2LP, Reissue 2022) Anderson Paak the record sits comfortably alongside

the record sits comfortably alongside contemporaries like Dag Nasty and Rites of Spring as essential DC hardcore

and "Lights Out" essential listening

and "I Don't Need You"

Packed with their trademark blend of jangly guitars

The Mars Volta ‎- Octahedron (Red & Yellow Transparent Vinyl 2LP, Reissue 2022) Anderson Paak the record sits comfortably alongsideThe Mars Volta Octahedron Label: Clouds Hill CH185 Format: Vinyl 2LP, Album Pressing: Reissue, Remastered Country: UK, Europe & USA Released: 2022 (Original: 2009) Genre: Progressive Rock, Experimental Notes: Red & Yellow Transparent Vinyl The Mars Volta's fifth studio album Octahedron (2009) finds Omar Rodrguez Lpez and Cedric Bixler Zavala at their most restrained and melodic scaling back the prog rock excess for an intimate, song focused approach