Stop the Bleeding (Sponge album)

Stop the Bleeding
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 29, 2013 (Three One Three Records) (Exclusively at shows)
September 17, 2013 (The End Records) National release
Recorded2009–2013
GenreAlternative rock
LabelThree One Three Records
ProducerTim Patalan and Vin Dombroski
Sponge chronology
Galore Galore
(2007)
Stop the Bleeding
(2013)
The Beer Sessions
(2016)
Singles from Stop the Bleeding
  1. "Come In from the Rain"
    Released: August 20, 2013

Stop the Bleeding is the seventh studio album by the alternative rock band Sponge.[1] It was released in 2013 on Three One Three Records. This album features five songs previously released on Sponge's 2010 EP Destroy the Boy. These five songs are "Dare to Breathe", "Destroy the Boy", "Come In from the Rain", "Star", and "Before the End", however these songs appear in a different order than they did on Destroy the Boy. Also on this album, Sponge does a rendition of the classic Jim Croce song "Time in a Bottle", along with other new tracks. The album was originally only sold at the Summerland Tour music festival, but then had a national release on September 17, 2013 and now can be found everywhere.[2]

Release

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Sponge announced that they would be joining Everclear, Live, and Filter on the 2013 Summerland Tour.[3] The Summerland Tour was put together by Art Alexakis of Everclear and mainly featured alternative rock bands that started in the 1990s. The tour was originally created in 2012 and had such a positive reception that it was continued in 2013. This tour was originally the only place that you could buy Stop the Bleeding, until Sponge later announced on their website that they had signed with The End Records and would release Stop the Bleeding nationally. The album was released nationally on September 13, 2013. The release of Stop the Bleeding on The End Records has a different track running order and includes a bonus track called "Alcohol and Speed".[4]

Track listing (Three One Three Records)

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fade from View"Vinnie Dombroski, Kyle Neely3:41
2."Life's Bitter Pills"Vinnie Dombroski4:00
3."Dance Floor"Jon Saba, Doug Bannerman, David Brantley, Eric Winkler, Vinnie Dombroski3:24
4."What Were You Doing Outside If You Didn't Like the Rain"Vinnie Dombroski4:17
5."Time in a Bottle"Jim Croce3:44
6."Dare to Breathe"Vinnie Dombroski, Tim Patalan4:21
7."Destroy the Boy"Vinnie Dombroski, Joey Mazzola3:16
8."Come In from the Rain"Vinnie Dombroski, Tim Patalan3:48
9."Star"Vinnie Dombroski4:09
10."Before the End"Vinnie Dombroski, Tim Patalan4:24
Total length:39:04

Track listing (The End Records)

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Star"Vinnie Dombroski4:09
2."Destroy the Boy"Vinnie Dombroski, Joey Mazzola3:16
3."Dare to Breathe"Vinnie Dombroski, Tim Patalan4:21
4."Fade From View"Vinnie Dombroski, Kyle Neely3:41
5."Come In from the Rain"Vinnie Dombroski, Tim Patalan3:48
6."Before the End"Vinnie Dombroski, Tim Patalan4:24
7."Dance Floor"Jon Saba, Doug Bannerman, David Brantley, Eric Winkler, Vinnie Dombroski3:24
8."Time in a Bottle"Jim Croce3:44
9."What Were You Doing Outside If You Didn't Like the Rain"Vinnie Dombroski4:17
10."Life's Bitter Pills"Vinnie Dombroski4:00
Total length:39:04
Bonus Track Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Alcohol and Speed" (bonus track)Vinnie Dombroski4:04

Personnel

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Additional musicians

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  • Steve Roberts
  • Randy Jacobs
  • Peter Searcy
  • Matt Kable
  • Nick Urbanik
  • Anamaria Ylizaliturri

Additional personnel

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  • Chris Betea - Photography
  • Mike Rand - Booking
  • dadmgraphics.com - Artwork and Layout

Gear

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  • In Tune Picks
  • Ernie Ball Strings
  • GHS Strings
  • Rebel Amplification

References

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  1. ^ Fuoco-Karasinski, Christina (March 17, 2013). "Sponge Touches on the Familiar". M Live. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Stop the Bleeding". Allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Sponge Rocks!". spongetheband.com.
  4. ^ "SPONGE - Stop the Bleeding CD/T-Shirt Bundle". Archived from the original on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-08-20.