Sparta - "Everything You Say"

Photo by John Carluccio

El Paso, TX alt-rock legends Sparta have a new single out, and this is a great one. "Everything You Say" is exactly as epic as you expect a song from Sparta to be. The song starts out quite melodic and beautiful, with a pop element, and is bordering on being dance friendly. Then the chorus kicks in, and "Everything You Say" becomes a monster of a song begging to be screamed along to at festivals. The song ends up being noisier than expected while still keeping the melodies intact. And it's still somewhat dance friendly the entire way through. Sparta have always been a great rock band, and they've stealthily gotten even better over the years.

Frontman Jim Ward says of his band's new single:

“The music for this was brought in by Matt [Miller] to the earliest writing sessions at my house in El Paso, tweaked in a hotel room in Oklahoma City and played at a soundcheck that night. It is one of those songs that takes shape early and no matter how you adjust, it just keeps ending up back where it started. I love it. This is a dreamy song about longing and love. A big scream declaring desire.” 

You can watch the video for "Everything You Say" below. Cut a Silhouette is due out May 29 on Equal Vision Records/Dine Alone Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Sparta, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include a September 18 show at Deep Cuts in Medford, MA.

MAY
03 — El Paso, TX — Sol Summit Festival at San Jacinto Plaza ~

JUNE
03 — Santa Fe, NM — The Marigold Room #
04 — Colorado Springs, CO — What’s Left Records #
05 — Denver, CO — Ogden Theater *
06 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Grand Theatre *
07 — Boise, ID — Knitting Factory *
09 — Seattle, WA — Showbox *
10 — Portland, OR — Roseland Theater *
12 — San Francisco, CA — The Fillmore *
13 — Los Angeles, CA — The Belasco *
14 — Santa Ana, CA — The Observatory *
16 — San Diego, CA — The Observatory North Park *
17 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren *

JULY
01 — Oklahoma City, OK — 89th Street #
02 — Lawrence, KS — Bottleneck #
03 — Des Moines, IA — xBk Live #
04 — Milwaukee, WI — Cactus Club #
05 — Indianapolis, IN — Black Circle Brewing Co. #
07 — St. Louis, MO — Off Broadway #
08 — Little Rock, AR — Stickyz Rock'n'Roll Chicken Shack #
09 — New Orleans, LA — Gasa Gasa #
10 — Houston, TX — The End #
11 — San Antonio, TX — The Rock Box #

AUGUST
10 — Bakersfield, CA — Jerry’s Pizza & Pub #
14 — Rio de Janeiro, BR — Casa da Glória #
15 — São Paulo, BR — Burning House #
16 — Buenos Aires, AR — Club Cultural Bula #
18 — Santiago, CL — Club Ambar #
19 — Lima, PE — Yield Rock #
21 — San José, CR — Amon Solar #
22 — Mexico City, MX — Hendrix Bar #

SEPTEMBER
09 — Austin, TX — Moody Amphitheater ^
10 — Irving, TX — The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory ^
12 — Atlanta, GA — The Earl #
13 — Durham, NC — Stanczyks #
14 — Washington, DC — Pearl Street Warehouse #
16 — Philadelphia, PA — Warehouse on Watts #
17 — Ridgewood, NY — TV Eye #
18 — Medford, MA — Deep Cuts #
19 — Portland, ME — Portland House of Music and Events #
20 — Hamden CT — Space Ballroom #
22 — Rochester, NY — Bug Jar #
23 — Pittsburgh, PA — Bottlerocket Social Hall #
24 — Lakewood, OH — Mahall's #
25 — Dallas, TX — Lost Evenings IX at South Side Ballroom ~+
26 — Hamtramck, MI — Small's #
27 — Newport, KY — Southgate House Revival #

OCTOBER
23 — Gainesville, FL — The FEST ~

* — supporting The Toadies
# — headline show
^ — supporting Jimmy Eat World
~ — festival date
+ — Jim Ward solo