The Mars Volta have released their first new album in a decade today – check out Live4ever’s review and stream the album right here.
“Whatever the circumstances, we can all agree long time comebacks are full up to the top with risks.”
“Firstly, unless you’re one of the big brands, a ton of your old disciples will have moved on; it doesn’t matter how prophetic you were back then, nobody’s still holding a candlelit vigil beside your difficult third album.”
“Along with that, if you used to sell a lot of CDs, you won’t. If you used to take months to record your music in a fancy studio you probably can’t afford it, and if MTV was once the only game in town to showcase your visual chops, well then somebody needs to tell you.”
“The biggest thing to calculate though is what you’re going to do artistically. Stay in your old lane and you might not convince anyone new to turn up. Step too far away and you’ll alienate all of those who loyally hung around.”