Broods - Mother & Father

Every aspect in New Zealand duo Broods’ journey so far has been documented in song. ‘Coattails’ - the final song on their head-turning debut EP - was about being swept up in the major label business and having to make big decisions. Its de-facto follow-up ‘Mother & Father’ tangles itself up in similar themes, but it’s more personal.

Considering the family connection, it’d be understandable if Broods didn’t want to emphasise the fact that they’re siblings in a band. It’s an overdone angle, a story that’s been heard before and distracts from the music. But together on ‘Mother & Father’ they express this connection with brilliant honesty. “As faces start to fade, they’re slipping through my hands,” sings Georgia Nott, aware of the air miles that separate her settled past and glitzy, whirlwind future. On Lorde’s debut album, she sang earnestly about leaving home and jet-setting off for bigger things, way before she even ended up being a Massive Deal. Broods are going for a similar thing, and there’s a similar inevitably in their eventual stardom.