Porcelain (Sparta album)
Porcelain is the second album by the band Sparta. It was released on July 13, 2004, on Geffen Records and peaked at #60 on the Billboard 200. The first single released from the album was "Breaking the Broken."
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| Released | July 13, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | October – December 2003 at Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles, December 2003 – January 2004 at Rosewood Studios in El Paso | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock, post-hardcore | |||
| Length | 57:28 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Mike Major | |||
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| AllMusic |   |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.6/10)[2] |
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Track listing
- "Guns of Memorial Park" – 3:49
- "Hiss the Villain" – 3:27
- "While Oceana Sleeps" – 4:24
- "La Cerca" – 3:43
- "Breaking the Broken" – 3:47
- "Lines in Sand" – 6:02
- "End Moraine" – 4:26
- "Death in the Family" – 3:37
- "Syncope" – 1:19
- "Tensioning" – 5:59
- "Travel by Bloodline" – 3:06
- "P.O.M.E." (drum solo by Tony Hajjar) – 0:47 (According to an interview with Jim Ward, "P.O.M.E" stands for 'Paris Of the Middle East', referring to Beirut[4] - which is Hajjar's birthplace.)
- "From Now to Never" – 8:39
- "Splinters" – 4:23
Bonus tracks
- "Farewell Ruins" (Japan/UK/iTunes bonus track) – 3:17
- "Bombs & Us" (Japan bonus track) – 3:33
Personnel
- Jim Ward – guitar, vocals
- Paul Hinojos – guitar
- Matt Miller – bass
- Tony Hajjar – drums
- Charlie Bisharat – violin
- Mario de Leon – violin
- Joel Derouin - violin
- Sara Parkins- violin
- Matt Funes – viola
- Dan Smith – cello
- Larry Corbett – cello
- Suzie Takayama – orchestration, string conductor
References
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