Broods keep it in family with "Mother & Father"

Releasing their haunting coming-of-age single, "Mother & Father" in earlier June, New Zealand siblings Georgia and Caleb Nott - also known as Broods - have now offered up the hypnotizing music video. It's a clip that is as spellbinding as the song itself. Shot in black and white, the visual shows flash close-ups of the angelic-faced duo as well as Georgia frivolously dancing to the song's profound melody.
New Zealand may be churning out a lot of pop stars this year (like Lorde!), but Broods has remained relatively low-key and musically different after releasing their self titled EP this past December. The Kiwi duo blissed us out with "Bridges" toward the end of 2013, followed it up with "Never Gonna Change" back in March, and now the brother-sister duo are keeping it in the family with newie familial track, "Mother & Father," the first taste of what's to come from their upcoming full length debut album, "Evergreen," out on August 22nd.
Nothing short of an emotional triumph, the melancholy new track speaks to the importance of family, which is understandable given the brother-sister bind that makes the Broods what it is. It's darkly menacing, but we still love our parents. On "Mother & Father," Broods sounds more comfortable and polished than ever. And it's a percussive, pulsing, electronic one, and a logical next step for the band. This tune will steal your heart with the stunning percussion and sentimental lyrics. This is truly the song to tug on those heart strings and send your mind careening into the warm sunset.
"Mother & Father" truly makes you want to hug singer Georgia. Prepare for a serious case of The Feels because it's strewn lyrically with the What Ifs we all combat in life. A low cry, synth-based beat trails along, creating perfect unison that is reminiscent of the brother-sister bond that created this band. Brother to Georgia and all round gun at musical instruments, Caleb makes sure "Mother & Father" is a robust ode to the synth. Broods keep things simple for their new "Mother & Father" video, but it fits perfectly with the dreamy, nostalgic quality of the single. Check out the video below, and prepare to be mesmerized.

Broods debut their gloomily romantic "Bridges"

New Zealand indie-pop brother-sister duo Broods (Caleb and Georgia Nott) take a sweet trip around town in their video for the breakthrough debut single "Bridges," first single taken from dreampop band's upcoming self-titled debut album, due out March 31. Now based in Auckland, Nelson siblings hook up with legendary producer Joel Little, who has helped launch Lorde to international acclaim and the comparisons with the Nott siblings are already being made. As a result, the production is similar to Lorde's downtempo, ambient alt-pop style, albeit with a slightly more heavy electronic pulse and fluttery Ellie Goulding/Imogen Heap-ish vocals from Georgia.
"Bridges," is a pop-indie crossover with introspective shades, piano, synth instrumentation and a strongly commercial chorus hook and seems destined for big things, both in New Zealand and offshore. The song, after many reviews in different websites, was dubbed as 'a potential world smash,' possibly because producer Little is also behind this New Zealand-native act too, and most certainly due to the greatness of the ballad, beautifully sung by Broods' female half, Georgia who provides amazingly sweet, expressive and distinctive vocals that ultimately creates the beauty in this track. There is nothing offensive or intrusive about any of this which is what makes "Bridges" such a breakthrough.
"And we're burning all the bridges down/Watching it all go down in flames," Goeorgia lightly coos above the heavenly production. "Bridges" already suggests heaps of promising things to come from the up-and-coming duo, and lends itself quite nicely to being played on repeat for all of eternity. The synth-pop track is simple, soft and enticing. There's something quintessentially pop about it, but it also sits on a split end, teetering toward a fall down the lavender bridge. It's the sound of riding in a black cab, and leaving someone behind in the pouring rain. Happy on the surface, but melancholic within the depths.
As for the official "Bridges" music video, which was shot in Copenhagen and directed by Jeppe Kolstrup. It's a melancholy tug of war between two young not-quite lovers with some stunning cinematography capturing Denmark's capital. The clip follows the day of two lovers in love as they explore the city streets, sit at a table by a ice-hockey rink and get wrestle-y on the carpet of a hallway floor. When the guy attempts to kiss the girl, things get ugly, though. What happened there? I thought they were in love.