The Mars Volta is now streaming "Blank Condolences" from the acoustic reimagining of their 2022 self-titled album, named Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon. The Mars Volta's label Clouds Hill offered the following explanation for Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon:
"A few months after their self-titled seventh album announced the return of Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala as The Mars Volta, the group pre- sent a potent reimagining of that reunion opus. Much more than a simple 'un-plugged' reading of The Mars Volta's 14 songs, this acoustic rendition furthers the mission of the source music, which drew into sharper focus the traditional Latin influences that have always inspired their music.
"This is, says Rodríguez- López, The Mars Volta's version of a 'folk record', tracing the melodies and rhythms of the parent album back to their traditional Caribbean roots and chal- lenging listeners to hear the group in an entirely new light."
The Mars Volta is out April 21. Pre-orders and bundles are available here.
You can also catch The Mars Volta on tour at one of the dates below.
w/ Teri Gender Bender
5/5 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
5/6 Atlanta, GA – Central Park (Shaky Knees festival)
5/9 Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion
5/10 Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center
5/12 San Diego, CA – Snapdragon Stadium (w/ Red Hot Chili Peppers & Thundercat)
5/13 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
5/14 El Paso, TX – Abraham Chavez Theatre
5/16 San Antonio, TX – Tech Port Center + Arena
5/18 New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater
5/19 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
5/21 Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville (no Teri Gender Bender)
The Mars Volta only
5/24 Mexico City, MEX – Pepsi Center
5/28 Rio de Janeiro, BRA – MITA Rio de Janeiro
5/31 Santiago, CHL – Movistar Arena
6/4 Sao Paulo, BRA – MITA Sao Paulo
6/7 Porto, POR – Primavera Porto
6/9 Arganda del Rey, SPA – Primavera Sound Madrid
6/9-11 Hilvarenbeek, NET – Best Kept Secret
6/14 Antwerp, BEL – Openluchttheater Rivierenhof
6/16 Glasgow, UK – Barrowlands
6/17 Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
6/18 London, UK – Troxy
6/21 Warsaw, POL – PGE Narodowy (w/ Red Hot Chili Peppers & Iggy Pop)
6/24 Berlin, GER – Verti Music Hall
6/26 Mannheim, GER – Maimarktgelande Parkplatz (w/ Red Hot Chili Peppers & Iggy Pop)
