Sparta frontman Jim Ward screams, "How can you sleep at night?" on the punk juggernaut "Cut Your Ribbon," the first single from the band's debut full-length, "Wiretap Scars." From the beginning, Sparta sets things up to be raw and confrontational. An emo band without the whining, Sparta would rather sucker-punch you in the jaw with thought-provoking lyrics. "Air" and "Sans Cosm" are spirals of emotion with intense guitar riffs and Ward's curdling vocal growl. "Collapse" and "Rx Coup" are more melodic, but ...   [ read more ]

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Though Threes is Sparta's third full-length release (following the acclaimed Wiretap Scars in 2002, and Porcelain in 2004), it is the first Sparta album for Hollywood Records. It is also the band's first with guitarist Keeley Davis, who joined in 2005, and previously played with Denali and Engine Down. Bassist Matt Miller and drummer Tony Hajjar round out Sparta's line-up. For Ward, Threes is an album that follows the emotional arc of his life during the past two years. This is a break-down record in a wa...   [ read more ]

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Sparta returns with their stunning sophomore album. "... Porcelain finds the band settling comfortably into its own skin and sounding all the more powerful for it. Distilling such formative influences as Vs.-era Pearl Jam, Jawbox and early U2, the album opens with 'Guns Of Memorial Park,' a strutting, streamlined rocker with just the right tinge of menace. Such intensity suits the band even better on 'Death In The Family' and 'Le Cerca,' a propulsively melodic number with an enigmatic chorus: 'I was raised...   [ read more ]

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