Broods (EP) explained

Broods
Type:EP
Artist:Broods
Cover:Broods – Broods.jpg
Producer:Joel Little
Next Title:Evergreen
Next Year:2014

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

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.[1]

Broods debuted at number two on the New Zealand Albums Chart dated 10 February 2014, below Lorde's Pure Heroine.[2] It reached number 30 on the Australian Albums Chart,[3] 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]

Track listing

All tracks written by Caleb Nott, Georgia Nott and Joel Little.[5]

  1. "Never Gonna Change" – 4:11
  2. "Pretty Thing" – 3:17
  3. "Bridges" – 3:11
  4. "Sleep Baby Sleep" – 3:00
  5. "Taking You There" – 3:09
  6. "Coattails" – 3:15

Release history

CountryDateFormatRecord label
Australia[6] 31 January 2014Digital download
New Zealand[7]
Japan[8] Polydor
United States[9] [10] 4 February 2014
Australia[11] 14 February 2014CDUniversal Music
New Zealand[12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Album review: Broods, Broods . Chris . Schulz . . 6 February 2014 . 27 February 2014.
  2. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart . . 10 February 2014 . 27 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Broods - Broods . charts.nz . 27 February 2014.
  4. 28 February 2014 . Bubbling Under: Broods' 'Bridges' Crosses To Radio . Billboard . 2 March 2014.
  5. Web site: [{{AllMusic|pure_url=yes|class=album |id=mw0002614435}} Broods EP ]. . 27 February 2014.
  6. Web site: Broods – EP . iTunes Store . January 2014 . 27 February 2014.
  7. Web site: Broods – EP . iTunes Store . January 2014 . 27 February 2014.
  8. Web site: Broods - EP . January 2013 . Japanese . iTunes Store (Apple Inc) . 27 February 2014.
  9. Broods Stream Debut EP, Announce First U.S. Shows: Listen . Jason . Lipshutz . New York . . 30 January 2014 . 27 February 2014.
  10. Web site: Broods: Broods . . 27 February 2014.
  11. Web site: Broods: EP . . 27 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140303071048/http://www.sanity.com.au/products/2262051/Broods_Ep . 3 March 2014 . dead .
  12. Web site: Broods - Broods . . 27 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140303155707/https://shop.jbhifi.co.nz/music/pop-rock/broods/76233 . 3 March 2014 . dead.