Sparta
Cut A Silhouette (spanish Heart)
Of course, Jim Ward's over 30-year career in music has already cut plenty of silhouettes, first as a vital member of pioneering post-hardcore outfit AT THE DRIVE-IN, then as the frontman of SPARTA. The latter released their first album, Wiretap Scars, in 2002, second record, Porcelain, in 2004, and third LP, Threes, in 2006. Due to a couple of hiatuses, a fourth album, Trust The River, didn't arrive until 2020, followed two years later by a self-titled fifth album. But there have also been a handful of solo releases, a collaborative album with poet Bobby Byrd, and an LP and an EP by SLEEPERCAR, Ward's alternative country project, not to mention successful anniversary tours celebrating those first two SPARTA albums. It all adds up to a legacyand yes, that's the correct word to use that has been leaving an indelible impression on people for a long time now.