Effective period / Period of releases: 1982 - 2008

Members: Jamie Hoover, Steve Stoeckel, Rob Thorne (2), Pat Walters, Greg James (6), Eric Willhelm, Jake Berger

From Charlotte, North Carolina.
Very much influenced by the British Invasion, the Spongetones carried on the musical genre through acclaimed original songwriting, jangle pop riffs, and lilting vocals of Beatlesque quality. In his 2007 book, Shake Some Action, John M. Borack rated the Beat and Torn album (a re-release of Beat Music with Torn Apart) at number 25 of his Top 200 Power Pop Albums of all time, comparing the album to early Beatles and Searchers, calling the album "simply wonderful."