The New Music Tuesday (June 21) is off the chain. Not only are we already blessed with a new Beyoncé banger to propel us through the day, The Mars Volta also return with their first new track in a decade. It’s a Latin-psych cruiser called “Blacklight Shine,” it’s got a heavy dose of percussion, and it’s former At the Drive-In members Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-López’s first new studio music under The Mars Volta moniker since 2012’s Noctourniquet. The track clocks in just under three minutes in length, but arrives with an extended 11-minute long music video directed by Rodríguez López. It’s a motherfucking party. Drink it in.
UPDATE 10:12 a.m. EDT: The Mars Volta have also announced a fall tour, including an October 1 date at MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, their first live dates since 2012. Tickets go on sale Friday (June 24) at 10 a.m. local time via themarsvoltaofficial.com.
The Mars Volta Tour Dates:
September 23 – The Factory in Deep Ellum – Dallas, TX
September 25 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
September 27 – The Metropolitan Opera House – Philadelphia, PA
September 29 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY
October 1 – MGM Music Hall at Fenway – Boston, MA
October 3 – The Anthem – Washington, DC
October 5 – Massey Hall – Toronto, ON
October 6 – Royal Oak Music Theatre – Detroit, MI
October 8 – Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
October 11 – The Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO
October 14 – Moore Theatre – Seattle, WA
October 18 – The Warfield – San Francisco, CA
October 21 – Hollywood Palladium – Los Angeles, CA
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