Porcelain cover

Porcelain

Sparta · 2004

60 min · 15 tracks · alternative rock · art rock

Ethereal melodies intertwine with urgent rhythms, creating a reflective yet powerful soundscape.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • long, immersive listening sessions
  • reflective and contemplative moods
  • wave-like pacing and builds

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in January 2004, 'Porcelain' is Sparta's second studio album, following their debut 'Wiretap Scars' from 2002. At this point, the band was solidifying their post-hardcore identity and expanding their sonic palette, building on the momentum of their debut while experimenting more with art rock influences.
Stylistic neighbors
Kate Bush· Lou Reed· Electric Light Orchestra

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 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. 0:47
  • 13 From Now to Never 8:39
  • 14 Splinters 4:23
  • 15 Farewell Ruins 3:16

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