Broods (EP)
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Released | 31 January 2014 | |||
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Length | 20:03 | |||
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Producer | Joel Little | |||
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Broods is the debut extended play (EP) by New Zealand music duo Broods, first released digitally 31 January 2014 in select territories through Dryden Street, Island Records Australia and Universal Music Australia as the duo's debut studio effort. It was preceded by lead single "Bridges", which became a top-10 hit in their native New Zealand.
Reception[]
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The New Zealand Herald[5] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sputnikmusic[6] | 4.2/5 |
Chris Schulz of The New Zealand Herald rated Broods four-and-a-half stars out of five, and praised the quality of the writing of the songs.[5]
Broods debuted at number two on the New Zealand Albums Chart dated 10 February 2014, below Lorde's Pure Heroine.[7] It reached number 30 on the Australian Albums Chart,[8] and number 5 on the US Heatseekers Albums, number 45 on the US Top Rock Albums and number 164 on the US Billboard 200.[4][9]
Track listing[]
All tracks written by Caleb Nott, Georgia Nott and Joel Little.[4]
- "Never Gonna Change" – 4:11
- "Pretty Thing" – 3:17
- "Bridges" – 3:11
- "Sleep Baby Sleep" – 3:00
- "Taking You There" – 3:09
- "Coattails" – 3:15
Charts[]
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 30 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] | 2 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 164 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13] | 5 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] | 45 |
Release history[]
Country | Date | Format | Record label |
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Australia[15] | 31 January 2014 | Digital download |
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Japan[17] | Polydor | ||
United States[18][19] | 4 February 2014 | ||
Australia[20] | 14 February 2014 | CD | Universal Music |
New Zealand[21] |
References[]
- ^ Lipshutz, Jason. "Is Broods New Zealand's Next Pop Wonder? Duo Taps Lorde's Producer For Stunning First Single". Billboard. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Barnett, Laura. "One to watch: Broods". The Observer. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Broods. "BROODS - To our UK friends, Never Gonna Change will be our first..." Facebook. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Broods EP". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Schulz, Chris (6 February 2014). "Album review: Broods, Broods". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ Davey Boy (21 February 2014). "Review: Broods - Broods". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Broods - Broods". charts.nz. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Bubbling Under: Broods' 'Bridges' Crosses To Radio". Billboard. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Broods – Broods EP". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Broods – Broods EP". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Broods Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Broods Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Broods Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Broods – EP". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Broods – EP". iTunes Store. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Broods - EP" (in Japanese). iTunes Store (Apple Inc). Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ Lipshutz, Jason (30 January 2014). "Broods Stream Debut EP, Announce First U.S. Shows: Listen". Billboard. New York. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Broods: Broods". Amazon.com. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Broods: EP". Sanity. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Broods - Broods". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- 2014 debut EPs
- Broods albums
- EPs by New Zealand artists
- Indie pop EPs