On Friday, August 19, rock band Sparta released their latest single “Mind Over Matter,” set to be featured on their upcoming self-titled album, coming Friday, October 14. The song that distills member Jim Ward’s most essential philosophy “Anybody can do anything!” Ward shares, “A spitfire of a riff that screamed hope and possibilities- the music directed the lyrics and I wrote about anybody being able to do anything, hope grown from love- a direct call to myself to write about and sing about the good things in life.” The song features added harmonies by Kayleigh Goldsworthy. The single comes with a b-side, a song titled “Spiders,” a piano-led, gothic epic featuring Angelica Garcia’s expressive voice.
The album track list is as follows:
- Kill The Man Eat The Man
- It Goes
- Three Rivers
- Hello Rabbit
- Slip Away
- Just Wait
- Until The Kingdom Comes
- Mind Over Matter
- Dark Red Quicksand
- Carry On
- Spiders
- True To Form
Sparta is set to embark on a US tour with Get Up Kids kicking off this Monday, August 22. Tour dates and ticket information can be found here.
Stream the two singles here.
Pre-order the album here.
Tour dates are as follows:
8/22 Dallas, TX @ Amplified Live
8/23 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
8/24 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
8/26 Mesa, AZ @ Nile
8/27 Pomona, CA @ Glass House
8/28 Los Angeles, CA @ Regent
8/29 San Francisco, CA @ UC Theatre
8/31 Portland, OR @ Revolution
9/1 Seattle, WA @ Neptune
9/3 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
9/4 Denver, CO @ Gothic
9/20 Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot
9/21 Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls
9/23 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
9/24 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
9/25 NYC @ Irving Plaza
9/27 DC @ Soundstage
9/28 Asbury Park, NJ @ House of Independents
9/29 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Photo Credit: Marv Watson
