Don't Feed the Pop Monster

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Don't Feed the Pop Monster
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Studio album by
Released1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)
Length48:14
Label
Producer
Broods chronology
Conscious
(2016)
Don't Feed the Pop Monster
(2019)
Space Island
(2022)
Singles from Don't Feed the Pop Monster
  1. "Peach [1] "
    Released: 9 August 2018
  2. "Everything Goes (Wow) [1] "
    Released: 16 November 2018
  3. "Hospitalized"
    Released: 11 January 2019 [2]
  4. "Falling Apart [3] "
    Released: 25 January 2019
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 62/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
under the Radar 7/10 [8]

Don't Feed the Pop Monster is the third studio album by New Zealand duo Broods, released on 1 February 2019. Four singles, "Peach", "Everything Goes (Wow)", "Hospitalized", and "Falling Apart" were released prior to the album. [1] [2] [3] The duo also began playing shows from November 2018 in support of the album. [9]

Contents

Background

After the release of their 2016 album Conscious , both Georgia and Caleb Nott took time off to pursue solo projects before reuniting in 2018, signing a new record deal with Neon Gold Records and releasing the lead single "Peach". Georgia Nott claimed that second single "Everything Goes (Wow)" was recorded in a tree house in Nicaragua: "We were there as part of a writing camp and it was one of the best experiences of our careers. It's about accepting the mortality of everything and finding peace in that." [10] Georgia also stated for the album, the duo's aim was "to make songs that are true to us and without hiding behind any kind of façade". [11]

Singles

"Peach" was released as the lead single from the album on 9 August 2018, and reached number one on the NZ Hot Singles Chart, a component of the main singles chart that measures the "fastest-moving tracks by sales, streams and airplay". [12] Second single "Everything Goes (Wow)" was released on 16 November 2018, and was called an "airy and fun" pop song and a "strong sign of things to come" by Uproxx. [13] It also appeared on the NZ Hot Singles Chart at number 18. [14] "Hospitalized" was released on 11 January 2019 as the album's third single. [2]

"Peach" was used extensively by Australian television network 10 Peach in their on-air advertisements following the channel's rebranding in 2018. [15]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sucker"Schleiter3:58
2."Why Do You Believe Me?" Jack & Coke 3:41
3."Peach"
  • G. Nott
  • C. Nott
  • Schlieter
Schlieter4:15
4."Falling Apart"
  • G. Nott
  • C. Nott
  • Nate Campany
  • Kyle Shearer
  • C. Nott
  • Shearer
  • Campany
4:21
5."Every Time You Go"
Clampitt5:00
6."Dust"
  • G. Nott
  • C. Nott
  • Schlieter
Schlieter4:03
7."Too Proud"
Little3:10
8."To Belong"
Flannigan5:47
9."Old Dog"
3:43
10."Hospitalized"
Clampitt2:57
11."Everything Goes (Wow)"
Shatkin3:24
12."Life After"
  • G. Nott
  • C. Nott
  • Little
Little2:51

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [16]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [17] 17
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [18] 3

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