Don't Feed the Pop Monster
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70
Left to their own devices, Kiwi siblings Georgia and Caleb Nott (aka Broods) seize the chance to play; breaking free from the carefully constructed monotone of dark wave for a kaleidoscopic third album.
60
At its best, Pop Monster injects plenty of fresh ideas into the Broods' repertoire, offering a handful of confident and polished gems that could have made for a stunning album if they had just sharpened their focus.
60
Broods are actively shedding expectations, chasing a sound that sounds brighter and more vivid. Though this record is as polished as anything they’ve done before, it somehow feels easier to break through the sheen, and get to the heart this time around.
60
‘Don’t Feed The Pop Monster’ is a title steeped in irony: Broods are more than willing to cater to a pop consumer, but do so in a most inventive way.
The slower tracks were a bit too long but there are bops on this! Especially the lead "Peach"
Fave: Peach, Everytime You Go, Hospitalized
Sucker 6.2/10
Why Do You Believe Me? 6.3/10
Peach 6.5/10
Falling Apart 6.0/10
Everytime You Go 7.0/10
Dust 6.8/10
Too Proud 5.4/10
To Belong 10/10
Old Dog 8.8/10
Hospitalized 7.0/10
Everything Goes (Wow) 6.0/10
Life After 6.0/10
BT: To Belong
68/100
(HAF score). Listening for the 1st time while HAF, and To Belong is a 10/10 when you're in that "mood". Other notable highs: Everytime You Go, Dust, Life After
[eng] Don't Feed The Pop Monster' is a hypocrisy purposely created by the brothers, because the primordiality of the pop is executed several times in this album, but here is the icing on the cake, it is executed with touches and more personal touches of the duo, which creates very specific atmospheres for each song. But, as I have already said in another review, it is a very bad habit of the duo to create disposable and dull songs, and to give them long lengths. The ballads are boring and go by ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Sucker 4:00 | 75 |
| 2 | Why Do You Believe Me? 3:43 | 78 |
| 3 | Peach 4:17 | 82 |
| 4 | Falling Apart 4:23 | 75 |
| 5 | Everytime You Go 4:05 | 90 |
| 6 | Dust 3:12 | 85 |
| 7 | Too Proud 5:49 | 70 |
| 8 | To Belong 5:02 | 95 |
| 9 | Old Dog 3:45 | 78 |
| 10 | Hospitalized 2:59 | 70 |
| 11 | Everything Goes (Wow) 3:26 | 65 |
| 12 | Life After 2:51 | 80 |
Total Length: 47 minutes
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Added on: November 15, 2018