Mars Volta – Mars Volta (Cassette)

Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala spent years pulling The Mars Volta through increasingly abstract territory before going quiet for a decade. Their 2022 self-titled return stripped back some of that density in favor of something more intimate and song-focused, signaling a new chapter rather than a nostalgia trip. Getting it on cassette feels right for a band that has always rewarded listeners willing to engage on its own terms.