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Frances the Mute
Cover art by Storm Thorgerson
Studio album by
The Mars Volta
Released
February 11, 2005
Recorded
January–October 2004
Genre
Progressive rock[1]
Length
76:57 (CD edition) 77:19 (triple vinyl edition)
Label
Gold Standard Laboratories
Universal
Strummer
Producer
Omar Rodríguez-López
The Mars Volta chronology
Live (2003)
Frances the Mute (2005)
Scabdates (2005)
Singles from Frances the Mute
"The Widow" Released: March 14, 2005
"L' Via L' Viaquez" Released: July 11, 2005
Frances the Mute is the second studio album by American progressive rock band The Mars Volta released in February 2005 on Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal. Produced by guitarist and songwriter Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, the album incorporates dub, ambient, Latin and jazz influences, and is the first to feature bassist Juan Alderete and percussionist Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez. The album also includes contributions from future saxophonist Adrián Terrazas-González, who joined the band during its subsequent tour.
Frances the Mute album made multiple "Best of" lists at the end of 2005.[citation needed] In the Q & Mojo magazine Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album came #18 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums"[2] and was also named as one of Classic Rock magazine's 10 essential progressive rock albums of the decade.[3]
^Woods, Tom (February 21, 2005). "The Mars Volta – Frances The Mute". musicOMH. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
^Q Classic: Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, 2005.
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