Well I doubt many of you are Mars Volta fans (I know a couple are) but they're probably my favourite 'band' (i.e. a group that's commonly recognised as a band and consistently has more than one songwriter) ever and Noctourniquet leaked a little while ago. I probably won't start a new thread buuuut...
I'm reeaaaally excited about it. It doesn't really touch the highs of Deloused, Frances or Amputechture, but it's soooo good to hear after Octahedron. It feels like a return to Deloused in a lot of ways, and their new sound is really interesting, I've heard bitching over the synths but I think they work really well. I haven't given it my full attention yet, so I'll be doing that soon, but eeee I'm feeling like it's an AOTY so far, move over Anais Mitchell. They're not washed up yet
Standout tracks:
-The Whip Hand
-Dyslexicon
-Empty Vessels Make the Loudest Sound
-The Malkin Jewel
-Zed and Two Naughts