Stop the Bleeding (Sponge album)
Stop the Bleeding is the seventh studio album by the alternative rock band Sponge. 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.[1]
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Released | May 29, 2013 (Three One Three Records) (Exclusively at shows) September 17, 2013 (The End Records) National release | |||
Recorded | 2009-2013 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Label | Three One Three Records | |||
Producer | Tim Patalan and Vin Dombroski | |||
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Promotion and release
Sponge announced that they would be joining Everclear, Live, and Filter on the 2013 Summerland Tour.[2] 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 listing. The song "What Were You Doing Outside If You Didn't Like the Rain" was shortened to "What Were You Doing Outside?", and The End version included a bonus track called "Alcohol and Speed".[3]
Track listing (Three One Three Records)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Fade from View" | Vinnie Dombroski, Kyle Neely | 3:41 |
2. | "Life's Bitter Pills" | Vinnie Dombroski | 4:00 |
3. | "Dance Floor" | Jon Saba, Doug Bannerman, David Brantley, Eric Winkler, Vinnie Dombroski | 3:24 |
4. | "What Were You Doing Outside If You Didn't Like the Rain" | Vinnie Dombroski | 4:17 |
5. | "Time in a Bottle" | Jim Croce | 3:44 |
6. | "Dare to Breathe" | Vinnie Dombroski, Tim Patalan | 4:21 |
7. | "Destroy the Boy" | Vinnie Dombroski, Joe Mazzola | 3:16 |
8. | "Come In from the Rain" | Vinnie Dombroski, Tim Patalan | 3:48 |
9. | "Star" | Vinnie Dombroski | 4:09 |
10. | "Before the End" | Vinnie Dombroski, Tim Patalan | 4:24 |
Total length: | 39:04 |
Track listing (The End Records)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Star" | Vinnie Dombroski | 4:09 |
2. | "Destroy the Boy" | Vinnie Dombroski, Joe Mazzola | 3:16 |
3. | "Dare to Breathe" | Vinnie Dombroski, Tim Patalan | 4:21 |
4. | "Fade From View" | Vinnie Dombroski, Kyle Neely | 3:41 |
5. | "Come In from the Rain" | Vinnie Dombroski, Tim Patalan | 3:48 |
6. | "Before the End" | Vinnie Dombroski, Tim Patalan | 4:24 |
7. | "Dance Floor" | Jon Saba, Doug Bannerman, David Brantley, Eric Winkler, Vinnie Dombroski | 3:24 |
8. | "Time in a Bottle" | Jim Croce | 3:44 |
9. | "What Were You Doing Outside" ("What Were You Doing Outside If You Didn't Like the Rain" on Three One Three release) | Vinnie Dombroski | 4:17 |
10. | "Life's Bitter Pills" | Vinnie Dombroski | 4:00 |
Total length: | 39:04 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Alcohol and Speed (bonus track)" |
Personnel
- Vinnie Dombroski - vocals
- Billy Adams - drums
- Tim Patalan - bass
- Kyle Neely - guitar/back-up vocals
- Andy Patalan - guitar/back-up vocals
Additional musicians
- Steve Roberts
- Randy Jacobs
- Peter Searcy
- Matt Kable
- Nick Urbanik
- Anamaria Ylizaliturri
Additional personnel
- Chris Betea - Photography
- Mike Rand - Booking
- dadmgraphics.com - Artwork and Layout
Gear
- In Tune Picks
- Ernie Ball Strings
- GHS Strings
- Rebel Amplification
References
- "Stop the Bleeding". Allmusic.com.
- "Sponge Rocks!". spongetheband.com.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)