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Don't Feed the Pop Monster

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

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]

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]

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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