Brood (album)
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Brood is the second studio album by Melbourne
band My Friend the Chocolate Cake
. The album was released in 1994 and won the 1995 ARIA Music Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album.
except where noted; all arrangements by My Friend the Chocolate Cake)
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
band My Friend the Chocolate Cake
My Friend The Chocolate Cake
My Friend The Chocolate Cake is an Australian musical group based in Melbourne. They have recorded seven albums since being founded in 1989 by David Bridie and Helen Mountfort, members of Not Drowning, Waving...
. The album was released in 1994 and won the 1995 ARIA Music Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album.
Track listing
(All lyrics by David BridieDavid Bridie
David Bridie is a musician from Melbourne, Australia. Bridie first rose to prominence as a member of Not Drowning, Waving, which he started in the early 1980s with guitarist John Phillips. They released four albums on Australian independent labels to some level of critical acclaim and very limited...
except where noted; all arrangements by My Friend the Chocolate Cake)
- "Dance (You Stupid Monster to my Soft Song)" – 2:36
- "I've Got a Plan" – 3:12
- "Throwing It Away" – 3:59
- "Greenkeeping" – 3:27
- "The Old Years" – 3:46
- "Song From Under the Floorboards" (music, lyrics by Howard DevotoHoward DevotoHoward Devoto is an English rock and roll singer-songwriter, who began his career as the frontman for the punk band Buzzcocks, but then left to form Magazine, one of the first post-punk bands...
) – 3:57 - "Jimmy Stynes" – 3:21
- "Slow Way to Go Down" – 5:18
- "Bottom and the Rustics" – 4:23
- "Rosetta" – 3:49
- "The Gossip" – 4:18
- "Brood" – 3:47
- "Yandoit" – 4:17
- "The Pramsitters" – 3:12
- "Aberystwyth" – 4:10
- "The Red Wallpaper" – 1:40
- "John Cain Avenue" – 3:43
- "Low" – 2:28
Personnel
- David BridieDavid BridieDavid Bridie is a musician from Melbourne, Australia. Bridie first rose to prominence as a member of Not Drowning, Waving, which he started in the early 1980s with guitarist John Phillips. They released four albums on Australian independent labels to some level of critical acclaim and very limited...
- vocals, piano, harmonium - Helen Mountfort - cello, backing vocals
- Hope Csutoros - violin, viola, hats
- Andrew Carswell - mandolin, tin whistle, mandola
- Greg Patten - drums, ukelele, bvs
- Andrew Richardson - acoustic guitar
- Michael Barker - drums, percussion
- Bill McDonald - bass guitar ("Plan", "Old Years", "Song From Under the Floorboards")
- Jim Rondinelli - backing vocals ("The Old Years")