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Sponge came out of Detroit in the mid-90s with a sound that mixed grunge heaviness with a sharp pop instinct. Their debut album went platinum on the strength of "Plowed" and "Molly (16 Candles Down the Drain)," songs that got heavy radio play at a time when alternative rock was everywhere. They never quite matched that first wave of success, but they've kept recording steadily ever since.
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Rotting Piñata (1994). It's their debut and their best-known record, with "Plowed" and "Molly (16 Candles Down the Drain)" both on it. "Neenah Menasha" is worth hearing too.
Biography
Sponge is an American rock band formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1992 by vocalist Vinnie Dombroski, guitarist Mike Cross, bassist Tim Cross, drummer Jimmy Paluzzi, and guitarist Joey Mazzola. Dombroski and the Cross brothers were previously in the hard rock band Loudhouse, with Mazzola joining just before the end of the band's tenure. Sponge's discography includes eleven studio albums, four live albums, one archival album, multiple compilations, and several charting singles including "Plowed", "Molly (16 Candles Down the Drain)", "Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina)", and "Have You Seen Mary".
Sponge has undergone several lineup changes throughout the band's history, with founder and frontman Dombroski serving as the band's sole constant member. The band released their eleventh studio album, Recuerda Tu Muerte, in 2026.
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Studio albums
Discography
Official studio albums and EPs.
- 2026Recuerda Tu MuerteAlbum
- 20241994Album
- 2024Planet GirlsAlbum
- 2021LavatoriumAlbum
- 2016The Beer SessionsAlbum
- 2013Stop the BleedingAlbum
- 2010Destroy the BoyEP
- 2007Galore GaloreAlbum
- 2005The ManAlbum
- 2005Hard to Keep My CoolEP
- 2003For All the Drugs in the WorldAlbum
- 1999New Pop SundayAlbum
- 1996Wax EcstaticAlbum
- 1994Rotting PiñataAlbum
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