Sparta is excited to announce the Friday, May 29 release of Cut A Silhouette (Equal Vision Records), the forthcoming album from the celebrated El Paso, TX-based alt-rock band (pre-save, pre-add, and pre-order here). Produced, engineered, and recorded in seven days at Magpie Cage Recording Studio by the iconic J. Robbins, Cut A Silhouette is a collision of past and present. It builds off Sparta’s legacy but equally continues the evolution of a band that has never rested on its laurels. Written in hotel rooms, practice spaces, studios, and soundchecks over the course of a year, Cut A Silhouette reveals frontman Jim Ward’s rediscovery of his love for music. “This is a love record,” Ward happily declares. “I want it to leave an impression, and at this point in my career, that’s what I yearn for. I’m working so hard to make something meaningful to me, and I really want people to get a chance to feel it as well.”

Watch the music video for the album’s first single, “Crater,” a song co-written with Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance, L.S. Dunes). Additionally, Sparta will be making several appearances over the summer behind Cut A Silhouette, performing headline shows in Latin America, appearing at Sol Summit Festival in El Paso, TX on Sunday, May 3, and supporting Jimmy Eat World and The Toadies separately in select markets across the U.S. Tickets for all shows are on sale now via the band’s website here, and a full listing of dates can be found below. 

MAY
03 — El Paso, TX — San Jacinto Plaza (Sol Summit Festival)

JUNE 
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 *

AUGUST
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 ^

* — supporting The Toadies
# — headline show
^ — supporting Jimmy Eat World