0 ▁at ▁ 5 2 ▁but ▁reached ▁career ▁high s ▁on ▁the ▁Rock ▁and ▁Altern ative ▁charts . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁development ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Bro ods ▁released ▁their ▁debut ▁album , ▁which ▁was ▁produced ▁entirely ▁by ▁Jo el ▁Little . ▁It ▁was ▁preced ed ▁by ▁the ▁single ▁" M other ▁& ▁Father ". ▁The ▁album ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁and ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁their ▁home ▁country ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁chart ing ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 . ▁After ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁the ▁du o ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁tour , ▁which ▁also ▁visited ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁du o ▁opened ▁for ▁British ▁singer - song writer ▁Ell ie ▁G ould ing ▁for ▁select ▁US ▁dates ▁on ▁her ▁D eli rium ▁World ▁Tour . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁the ▁du o ▁announced ▁the ▁Cons cious ▁tour ▁and ▁released ▁the ▁album ▁art work ▁and ▁track ▁listing . ▁ ▁Singles ▁" Free " ▁was ▁released ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁as ▁the ▁album ' s ▁lead ▁single . ▁It ▁deb uted ▁at ▁No . ▁ 3 0 ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Singles ▁Chart ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁reached ▁a ▁peak ▁position ▁of ▁ 2 1 ; ▁it ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁cert ified ▁Gold ▁by ▁Record ed ▁Music ▁N Z . ▁The ▁single ▁is ▁their ▁highest - chart ing ▁entry ▁to ▁date ▁on ▁the ▁Australian ▁Singles ▁Chart ▁at ▁its ▁peak ▁of ▁ 3 0 . ▁"