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."

Porcelain
Studio album by Sparta
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
Sparta chronology
Wiretap Scars (2002) Porcelain (2004) Live at La Zona Rosa 3/19/2004 (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(7.6/10)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Track listing

1. "Guns of Memorial Park" – 3:49
2. "Hiss the Villain" – 3:27
3. "While Oceana Sleeps" – 4:24
4. "La Cerca" – 3:43
5. "Breaking the Broken" – 3:47
6. "Lines in Sand" – 6:02
7. "End Moraine" – 4:26
8. "Death in the Family" – 3:37
9. "Syncope" – 1:19
10. "Tensioning" – 5:59
11. "Travel by Bloodline" – 3:06
12. "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.)
13. "From Now to Never" – 8:39
14. "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

1. Allmusic review
2. Pitchfork Media review
3. Rolling Stone review
4. Jim Ward, Sparta Interview Absolute Punk 11.15.2006