Don't Feed the Pop Monster

"Life After" redirects here. For the musical, see Life After (musical).

Don't Feed the Pop Monster
Studio album by
Broods
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
Metacritic62/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
DIY[6]
NME[7]
under the Radar7/10[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]

Background

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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

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"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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sucker"
Schleiter3:58
2."Why Do You Believe Me?"
Jack & Coke3:41
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

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[16]

Charts

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Don't Feed Broods' Pop Monster". Auspop. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "New Music Releases for 11 January 2019". noise11. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Listen: Broods Reveal Political New Tune "Falling Apart'". indie88. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. ^ Yeung, Neil. "Don't Feed the Pop Monster – Broods". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  6. ^ Walker, Sophie. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  7. ^ Hunt, El (1 February 2019). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  8. ^ Teo-Blockey, Celine. "Under the Radar Magazine". under the Radar. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  9. ^ Taylor, Sam (16 November 2018). "Broods have announced their new album, 'Don't Feed The Pop Monster'". Dork. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  10. ^ Campbell, Patrick (16 November 2018). "Broods announce new album 'Don't Feed The Pop Monster', release new track". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Broods announce new album, 'Don't Feed The Pop Monster' | News". DIY. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  12. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  13. ^ Rossignol, Derrick (16 November 2018). "Pop Duo Broods Announce Their New Album With A Shimmering New Single, 'Everything Goes (Wow)'". Uproxx. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  14. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  15. ^ Winter, Velvet (14 November 2018). "Sync Watch: A trio of syncs kick of Channel Ten's rebrand". The Music Network. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Credits / Don't Feed The Pop Monster / Broods". Tidal. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  17. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  18. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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