The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute

Frances The Mute is the second studio album by American progressive rock band The Mars Volta, originally released in February 2005 via Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal Music.

The album was 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. 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" and was also named as one of Classic Rock magazine's 10 essential progressive rock albums of the decade.

The album also achieved considerable commercial success, reaching #4 on the US Billboard 200, #23 on the UK and #9 on the Australian albums charts.

This triple album 3LP record set is a 2021 reissue on red coloured vinyl housed in a tri-fold gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves, etching on Side F and remastered audio, pressed in Europe via Clouds Hill.