Don't Feed the Pop Monster | ||||
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Released | 1 February 2019 | |||
Length | 48:14 | |||
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Singles from Don't Feed the Pop Monster | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 62/100 [4] |
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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]
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]
"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]
All tracks are written by Georgia Nott and Caleb Nott, additional writers noted below.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sucker" | Thommy Schleiter | Schleiter | 3:58 |
2. | "Why Do You Believe Me?" | Jack & Coke | 3:41 | |
3. | "Peach" | Schlieter | Schlieter | 4:15 |
4. | "Falling Apart" |
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| 4:21 |
5. | "Every Time You Go" | Leroy Clampitt | Clampitt | 5:00 |
6. | "Dust" | Schlieter | Schlieter | 4:03 |
7. | "Too Proud" | Little | 3:10 | |
8. | "To Belong" | James Flannigan | Flannigan | 5:47 |
9. | "Old Dog" | Ellinor Olovsdotter |
| 3:43 |
10. | "Hospitalized" |
| Clampitt | 2:57 |
11. | "Everything Goes (Wow)" | Shatkin | 3:24 | |
12. | "Life After" | Little | Little | 2:51 |
Credits adapted from Tidal. [16]
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [17] | 17 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [18] | 3 |