''Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón'' () is the eighth studio album by American progressive rock band
the Mars Volta
The Mars Volta is an American Rock music, rock band formed in 2001. The band's only constant members are Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, producer, direction) and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals, lyrics), whose partnership forms the core of the ban ...
. It was released on April 21, 2023, through Clouds Hill Records,
and comprises a complete acoustic of the band's previous
self-titled album from 2022.
"Blank Condolences" was released as the album's lead single on March 10, 2023;
"Palm Full of Crux" followed on March 31.
Track listing
Notes
* All tracks are subtitled “acoustic”.
Personnel
The Mars Volta
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Omar Rodríguez-López
Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is a Puerto Rican guitarist, songwriter, record producer and filmmaker. He has formed or played in several bands, including The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Antemasque, and Bosnian Rainb ...
– guitar,
flute
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,
production
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,
engineering
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Cedric Bixler-Zavala (born November 4, 1974) is an American musician. He has been the lead singer and lyricist of the progressive rock band the Mars Volta since its inception in 2001. He was the lead singer and only constant member of the post-ha ...
– vocals
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Marcel Rodríguez-López
Marcellus Rodríguez-López (born September 29, 1983) is an American multi-instrumentalist musician and younger brother of Omar Rodríguez-López. He is best known as the keyboardist and percussionist of the Mars Volta and the drummer for Zechs ...
– keyboards, Mellotron, piano, additional percussion,
mixing
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Eva Gardner
Eva Catherine Gardner (born February 17, 1979) is an American bassist from Los Angeles. A founding member of The Mars Volta, she has been a studio and touring musician in bands for Cher, Gwen Stefani, P!NK, Veruca Salt and Tegan and Sara.
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– double bass
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Leo Genovese
Leonardo Genovese (born 1979) is an Argentine jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer. He has played with The Mars Volta.
Life and career
Genovese was born in Venado Tuerto, Argentina, in 1979. He began playing the piano at the age of 5 or 6, bu ...
– piano
Additional contributors
* Daniel Diaz – percussion
* Chris von Rautenkranz –
mastering
* Jon Debaun – engineering
References
2023 albums
The Mars Volta albums
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