Sponge Announce Lost Tracks Compilation, Unveil New Song "Wet Brain"

"Sponge have announced a compilation of early recordings entitled Electric Cattle Gods - The Lost Tracks. It arrives November 14th via Cleopatra Records. The album also includes two newly recorded songs, one being "Wet Brain," which can be streamed now. The brooding post-grunge track is steeped in the band's signature sonic characteristics: deliberate and forceful percussion, dynamic stabs of guitar, and the recognizable drawl of singer Vinnie Dombroski."

"As the story goes, the Detroit band - originally known as Loudmouth in a cameo during the film Point Break - had reinvented itself under the moniker Electric Cattle Gods in 1992. That band name was to be emblazoned across the marquee of the now-shuttered Ritz Concert Hall on Gratiot and Frazho in Roseville, Michigan. But club owner Joe Sgrol had to inform the upstart group: "We don't have enough letters for that!" The band replied: "Do you have enough letters for 'Sponge'?""

"The upcoming compilation contains 11 never-before-heard demos and rehearsal recordings from before that exchange, during the short-lived Electric Cattle Gods era. Some would later be recorded for the band's 1994 major label debut Rotting Piñata, among them "Drownin,'" Sponge's breakout hit "Molly (16 Candles)," the B-side "Cowboy Eyes," and more. Stream "Wet Brain" below, and see the artwork and tracklist for Electric Cattle Gods - The Lost Tracks, which can be pre-ordered on vinyl and CD via Cleopatra Records."

Electric Cattle Gods - The Lost Tracks arrives November 14 via Cleopatra Records as a compilation of eleven early demos and rehearsal recordings plus two newly recorded songs. One new track, "Wet Brain," is a brooding post-grunge song featuring deliberate percussion, dynamic guitar stabs, and Vinnie Dombroski's recognizable drawl. The recordings originate from the band's brief Electric Cattle Gods era after a reinvention from the name Loudmouth in 1992. An anecdote about a venue marquee led to the adoption of the name Sponge. Several demo tracks later appeared on the 1994 major-label debut Rotting Piñata. The compilation is available for pre-order on vinyl and CD.

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