Best Songs from the Mars Volta's Octahedron

Octahedron is the fifth full-length studio album by the American progressive rock band The Mars Volta, released on June 23, 2009.

Regarding the release, vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala stated that the band "wanted to make the opposite of all the records we've done. All along we've threatened people that we'd make a pop record, and now we have."

The Top Ten

  1. Cotopaxi

    This song has such a great amount of energy, as well as an amazing chorus. Definitely one of the highlights of the album.

  2. Luciforms

    Definitely the darkest and best song on the album. It has an amazing riff and a very melancholic feeling to it. The solo at the end is also really great.

  3. Teflon

  4. With Twilight as My Guide

    A very eerie song with great use of background effects. It also doesn't drag, despite its considerable length.

  5. Halo of Nembutals

    This song has an okay atmosphere to it and balances the loud-soft dynamic nicely.

  6. Since We've Been Wrong

    A good album opener, the song is brimming with emotion, and the vocals are on point. It also makes it clear that this album will have a very different sound compared to previous ones. The bass is also really good.

  7. Desperate Graves

    I find the juxtaposition between the fairly fast-paced drums and the slow singing to be really odd, but it works for the song well. The way the song escalates is also great.

  8. Copernicus

    This song progresses really nicely, starting off as a fairly standard ballad and then introducing some electronic elements. My main issue is that it drags on much longer than needed.

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