Evergreen (Broods album)

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Evergreen
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Studio album by
Broods
Released22 August 2014 (2014-08-22) [1]
Recorded2013–2014
Studio Golden Age
Genre
Length41:19
Label
Producer Joel Little
Broods chronology
Broods
(2014)		Evergreen
(2014)		 Conscious
(2016)
Singles from Evergreen
  1. "Mother & Father"
    Released: 19 June 2014
  2. "L.A.F."
    Released: 10 November 2014
  3. "Four Walls"
    Released: 24 January 2015

Evergreen is the debut studio album by New Zealand music duo Broods, which was released on 22 August 2014. Following the release of their self-titled EP, Broods , earlier that year, the album includes two songs from that EP and the new single "Mother & Father". [2] Upon its release, Evergreen debuted at number 1 on the New Zealand Albums Chart and was certified gold by Recorded Music NZ for sales exceeding 7,500 copies. [3] Songs from the album were performed live during the first half of 2014. Produced by Joel Little, known for his work with fellow New Zealander Lorde, the album explores alternative pop music, with influences of indie genres.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Background and development

In January 2014, Broods released their self-titled debut EP, which was produced entirely by Joel Little. It was proceeded by the singles "Bridges" and "Never Gonna Change", which will both be on the album. [2] The EP received very positive reviews and was successful in their home country of New Zealand, charting at number 2, behind Lorde's debut Pure Heroine . [4] After the EP was released the duo embarked on a tour, which also went to the United States. [5] During those concerts, songs from the album were previewed. In May and June, the duo opened the Australian and New Zealand tour dates for British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding. [6]

On June 12, the duo announced their first-ever New Zealand tour and on June 19 premiered the first single off the album, "Mother & Father". [7] On July 3, MTV exclusively premiered the album track "L.A.F." and revealed the album artwork. [8]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The album debuted at No. 1 on the New Zealand chart, and No. 5 on the Australian chart. [10] In the United States, the album reached No. 45 on the Billboard 200, [11] No. 12 on the Top Rock Albums chart, [12] selling 7,000 copies in its first week. It has sold 32,000 copies in the US as of May 2016. [13]

Singles

"Mother & Father" was released as the album's lead single on 19 June. [14] It premiered June 18 on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show.

"L.A.F." was released digitally on 3 July 2014 as the first promotional "instant grat" single off the album. [8] It has been confirmed as the second official single from the album, following the release of the song's music video on November 10, 2014. It is one of the tracks featured in the EA Sports video game, FIFA 15 . [15]

"Four Walls" was released digitally on 18 August 2014 as the second promotional "instant grat" single. [16] It was later released exclusively in New Zealand as the third official single on January 24, 2015. [17]

Promotional singles

"Everytime" was released in New Zealand on 21 August 2014 as the iTunes free single of the week, and serves as the third promotional single from Evergreen. [18]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Caleb Nott, Georgia Nott, and Joel Little, except "Medicine", written by Georgia Nott. All songs produced by Joel Little

No.TitleLength
1."Mother & Father"3:07
2."Everytime"3:41
3."Killing You"3:33
4."Bridges"3:11
5."L.A.F"2:47
6."Never Gonna Change"3:41
7."Sober"4:02
8."Medicine"4:42
9."Evergreen"4:27
10."Four Walls"3:28
11."Superstar"3:46

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [19]

Broods

Additional personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [3] Gold7,500^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)
Australia [27] 22 August 2014 CD, digital download
New Zealand [1]
Canada [28] 7 October 2014
United States [29]
Germany [30] 28 November 2014
Ireland [31]
Belgium [32] 1 December 2014
United Kingdom [33]

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