"Leave The World" by Sponge

Mixing grit and melody, Detroit rockers Sponge soaked up a few chart hits in the post-grunge era. Their breakthrough record, "Rotting Pinata," nearly got the band into the Top 40 when "Plowed" reached #41 in 1995. Surprisingly, the catchy follow-up single "Molly (Sixteen Candles)" could not best "Plowed," settling for #55.

Expectations were high that Sponge could crack the mainstream with their 1996 album, "Wax Ecstatic," but after the title track stalled at #64, the band quickly dropped off the radar. 

Nonetheless, they've continued to release records through the years. One of the standouts to my ears is 2003's "For All The Drugs In The World." The songwriting has matured and the record is a satisfying listen from beginning to end. "Leave This World" had the makings of a Sponge comeback, but that did not materialize.