Austere is an EP by the band Sparta. It was released in 2002 on DreamWorks Records. This was their first album, released just one year after tne break-up of their former band At the Drive-In. All of these songs were re-recorded for Sparta's debut album Wiretap Scars, however Vacant Skies only appeared on the UK version of the album, as a bonus track. It was recorded at Rosewood Studios in El Paso, Texas by Mike Major. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.