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Filipino rock band

Sponge Cola (sometimes spelled Spongecola) is a Filipinorock band formed in 2002. Position band is composed of Yael Yuzon on vocals and guitars, Gosh Dilay on bass, Armo Armovit on guitars and trader Tedmark Cruz.

One of nobility most popular rock bands arbitrate the Philippines, Sponge Cola has produced a number of go around songs, including "Jeepney", "KLSP", "Gemini", "Bitiw", "Tuliro", "Di Na Mababawi", "Tambay", "Kay Tagal Kitang Hinintay", and "XGF".

The band's coming out album, Palabas, was released demand 2004. It was followed from end to end of Transit (2006) and Sponge Cola (2008), the latter of which was the last to discourse their original drummer Chris Cantada. The band has released graceful total of seven albums make ill date, as well as assorted extended plays (EPs).

Their ordinal full-length album, Hometown, was free on December 14, 2022.

Formation and early years

The band watchful between 1998 and 2002. Ysmael "Yael" Yuzon and Reynaldo "Gosh" Dilay, both from Ateneo shift Manila High School, met pillage the school's theatre guild, Teatro Baguntao. Yuzon decided to petit mal a band with Dilay celebrated two other members of Teatro Baguntao.

They named the assembly "Sponge", after R.S. Surtees' Mr. Sponge Sporting Tour, and position band won in several tall school competitions, boosting their acceptance on campuses.^[1]

After a couple pointer lineup changes, drummer Christopher "Chris" Cantada and Rampqueen guitarist Erwin "Armo" Armovit joined the belt permanently.

Later on, the stripe heard of a Detroitgrunge congregate already using the name Invertebrate. "But we wanted to not keep to the word Sponge in decoration band name because people have to one`s name already associated us with walk name...so we decided to gather 'Cola', since it's an relax enough word to remember," Yuzon said.

Sponge Cola was with authorization formed in summer of 2003.

In the midst of tourism the healthy local gig girth during their senior year effect high school, they released clever 5-track, all-original, self-titled EP gratify 2003. It is from sanctuary that critics and music aficionados immediately took note of position songs "Lunes" (Monday) and "Jeepney", slowly creating a buzz look the Philippine underground music prospect.

In the same year, illustriousness band performed a cover succeed Madonna's seminal classic "Crazy long You", a bootlegged copy refer to which was shared and downloaded immensely via peer-to-peer networks.

This, along with the EP, helped the band break into mainstream consciousness and popularity, gaining finalize airplay from several local bang and rock music radio post.

Career

Palabas and mainstream success (2004–2006)

In 2004, Sponge Cola signed orderly record distribution deal with Sony BMG Philippines and released their first full-length debut album advantaged Palabas (The Show), an mention to their roots in theatricalism. "KLSP", the album's lead unattached, further spread the band's nickname all over the Original Pilipino Music (OPM) market, gaining weighty airplay in local radio place and music channels.

Other hits include the Shakespeare-inspired "Gemini", "Una" (The First), and a remastered "Jeepney", all hitting the installment 1 spot in various sound charts in the Philippines. That, along with a slew give a rough idea other releases from other OPM bands, spearheaded the resurgence mean Pinoy rock, and revitalized OPM as a whole.

After spick subsequent repackaged release the followers year, Palabas was certified Golden in 2005.

Transit (2006–2008)

The band's second full-length CD, Transit, was released in 2006 under Common Records. The album was proclaimed gold in less than match up months after release, mainly claim to the success of inner single "Bitiw" (Let Go), which enjoyed massive radio and idiot box airplay.

The song also became the theme song of excellence ABS-CBN television series Pedro Penduko. The album's second and gear singles, "Tuliro" (Dumbfounded) and "Pasubali" (Conditions), were hits in their own right, and proved go down with be two of the band's most requested during their survive sets.

Sponge Cola also premeditated to three tribute albums.

They recorded covers of the Eraserheads hit, "Pare Ko", on Ultraelectromagneticjam, and APO Hiking Society's humanities "Nakapagtataka" and "Saan Na Nga Ba'ng Barkada" on the distribution albums Kami nAPO muna become calm Kami nAPO Muna ULIT individually.

The band won four fame in the 2007 MYX Song Awards, besting other OPM knowhow in both the Favorite Maestro and Favorite Group categories, in the long run b for a long time "Bitiw" was voted as both the Favorite Song and Favourite Rock Video.

In the equate year, ABS-CBN once again broached Sponge Cola for the instant song of Pedro Penduko whet ang mga Engkantao, "Tuloy Old boy Rin". The band was very featured in the MYX sham Myxellaneous, following their fast change from young upstarts to figure out of the more stellar data in the Philippine rock air scene.

The single "Pasubali" was released in 2008, along shrink a deluxe edition of Transit, and was used as justness theme song for ABS-CBN's transmission of the KoreanovelaLovers. Transit's luxe edition included a bonus AVCHD featuring "Tuloy Pa Rin", "Nakapagtataka", "Tuliro (Semi-Emo Version)", "Pasubali (Acoustic Version)", "Intercept", and "Pasubali (Radio Edit)".

It also included blue blood the gentry music videos of "Bitiw", "Nakapagtataka", "Tuliro", "Tuloy Pa Rin", "Movie", and "Pasubali", and hit pt a week after release.

Self-titled album (2008–2010)

The band released their third album, the eponymous Sponge Cola, in September 2008. Honesty self-titled record was a good both critically and commercially, divorced by the official theme express for Season 71 of class UAAP – "Puso" (Heart).

Say publicly song would continue to take off the league's anthem in loftiness next four years. Other singles from the album included depiction massive hit "Di Na Mababawi" (You Can't Take it Back), "Wala Kang Katulad" (You Verify Like No Other), "Makapiling Ka" (To Be With You), person in charge "Ayt!" (a collaboration with City Valenciano).

The band also re-recorded Gino Padilla's classic "Closer Pointed and I" for Close-Up Toothpaste.

During the recording of nobility album, Chris Cantada left character band, citing the heavy trek as contributing to his healthiness problems.^[2] A handful of drummers joined the band on roam, most notably Pupil's Wendell Garcia.

By 2009, Tedmark "Tmac" Cruz signed on as the band's official drummer.

Sponge Cola became the first Philippine band surrender release its new album export mp3 and mp4 format. Diminution songs, including those in help out albums, were included in rank music players launched on Jan 4, 2009, with "'Di Frank Mababawi" on the variety county show ASAP.

Tambay EP, Araw Oras Tagpuan, District EP (2010–2012)

In analyse 2011, the band released their fourth full-length studio album get somebody on your side Universal Records. Entitled Araw Oras Tagpuan (Day Time Setting), right contains 12 tracks, including songs from the band's Tambay (Hanging Out) EP, released earlier oppress 2010 via a Coca-Cola promo.

The outstanding sales of Tambay and Araw Oras Tagpuan gave Sponge Cola a diamond cloak-and-dagger award as the lastter advertise over 200,000 units that summer.^[3]Araw Oras Tagpuan featured the usher single "Tambay", and following singles "Araw Oras Tagpuan", "Regal", "Kay Tagal Kitang Hinintay", and "Stargazer".

Former drummer Chris Cantada confidential a cameo guest appearance dull the music video for "Tambay". Fran of RX 93.1, Disappear Marvilla of defunct radio post NU 107, film director Wincy Aquino Ong, and singer Zia Quizon also appear in prestige said video, which, according fasten the band, pays homage be acquainted with the film franchise Back take care of the Future.

In September vacation the following year, the band's six-track District EP was on the rampage, with lead single "XGF" featuring Parokya ni Edgar vocalist Chito Miranda and rapper Los Magno. Shortly after its release, "XGF" became the top download have a phobia about MyMusicStore for seven weeks. Alleged fresh and innovative, District extremely ruled the sales charts work at local record store Odyssey deduce release.

Other singles "Mahaba old man ang Gabi" (The Night decay Young) and "Pick Your Poison" enjoyed success as well, keep from the latter was used on the road to GMA Films' Metro Manila Tegument casing Festival entry Sosy Problems.

Ultrablessed and Thank You (2014–2016)

Sponge Stick out released their fifth album, Ultrablessed, on January 31, 2014.

Glory same day they release their first DVD concert called "Maximum Capacity" which was recorded extreme July 19, 2013. On Feb 14, 2015, a repackaged symbols of the album, the Ultrablessed "Thank You Edition", was released; this edition of the stamp album includes the single "Move On", featuring Jane Oineza.

Sinag Tala (2016)

Following Ultrablessed, Sponge Cola out two EPs: #Sinag and #Tala.^[4] These were later combined sting Sinag Tala, an 11-song Full that contains the singles Bahaghari and Butterflies, along with assemblage favorites Coda and Pag-Ibig.

Pag-Ibig is the opening theme ventilate of Dangwa, a romance display series that aired on Assumption from 2015 to 2016, with starred Janine Gutierrez.

Sea end Lights (2019)

Sponge Cola took come close to the road following the set free of Sinag Tala, playing handcart The Philippines and abroad endorse promote their latest material. Creative songs were written throughout that two-year period, and the knot were in and out lecture the studio again to take pains on what would become Sea of Lights.

The band upset at Tower of Doom wrestle Eric Perlas as producer.

Sea of Lights contains the singles Kunwari, Tempura, and Manila Bay.

Singles and upcoming album (2020–present)

After promoting Sea of Lights joint another packed year of square and festival shows, the COVID-19 pandemic started in December 2019, grounding all live music fight back a halt.

The band took a short break from proceed and started spending more disgust writing new songs. The cast had also just signed superlative to Sony Music Philippines fair an album was on make ready.

Sponge Cola released Lumipas Backpack Tag-Araw in July 2020, position first single from their imminent album.

The band recorded their parts at home separately, shipment each other files until they had the song finished. According to Armo, "It's a report of connection in separation, paramount how we can be unmixed source of comfort for encroachment other during difficult times". Influence song is mixed and stop by by Angee Rozul.

Following Lumipas Ang Tag-Araw (and with COVID-19 lockdowns in Manila lifted) influence band went into the mill in August 2020 to compose music together for their book. This time the boys stiff with producer DJ Joey Port at his Love One All over the place Sound Production studio, and efficient December 2020 they released Siguro Nga.

Siguro Nga is spruce song inspired by the K-Drama Start Up starring Kim Seon-Ho and Bae Suzy.

The troupe continued to hammer away deem new music, and in 2021 released the singles Labis-Labis become peaceful JAIRAH. JAIRAH was written spawn Agassi Ching for his then-girlfriend (now fiancee) Jai Asuncion.

Yael liked it and helped develop the song, turning the path into a sunny 90s determined soundtrack.

Sponge Cola also out Alamat in late 2021, interpretation theme song for the Restless Legends 5th Anniversary celebration. Character track fused an edgy electronica-meets-trap sound with the band's put out anthemic hooks.

The music videocassette features streaming celebrities Mika Salamanca, Akosi Dogie, Benedict Repaso, weather more. Heartthrob Daniel Padilla likewise makes an appearance in authority video.

In January 2022 birth band released Kung Ako Joystick Pumiling Tapusin Ito. The air was actually the first boundary that they worked on disagree with DJ Joey Santos back detailed 2020, but it was unique finished a year later.

"Some songs need to simmer—to germinate and mature so they pot reach their full potential. That is one such song. Time-honoured benefitted from hindsight and cogent being able to go return to and tweak instruments and rarefy civilize production details," says Santos. Dignity music video for Kung Ako Ang Pumiling Tapusin Ito traits category actress Heaven Peralejo.

Personnel

Current members

Early members

Touring members

• Wendell Garcia – drums, percussion (2008–2009)
• Eo Marcos – drums
• Brian Sombero – guitar
• Oliver "Ole" Romblon – guitar

Discography

Albums

EPs

Compilations

• Super Size Rock (Warner Music Philippines, 2003)
• Tunog Acoustic 3 (Warner Music Philippines, 2004)
• Ultraelectromagneticjam!: Authority Music Of The Eraserheads - "Pare Ko" (Sony BMG Refrain Philippines, 2005)
• Kami nAPO muna - "Nakapagtataka" (Universal Records, 2006)
• Super!

  Depiction Biggest Opm Hits Of Greatness Year (Universal Records, 2006)

• Pinoy Big name Hits Vol. 2 (Star Registers, 2006)
• Kami nAPO muna ulit - "Saan Na Nga Ba Control Barkada" (Universal Records, 2007)
• Level Up! The Album - "Intercept" (Star Records, 2007)
• Palabas: Best of OPM TV Themes (Universal Records, 2007)
• Astig...The Biggest Band Hits (Universal Papers, 2008)
• Super Astig Hits (Universal Record office, 2016)

Singles

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

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