2010–2013: Formation and early years Born in
Nelson, New Zealand, Caleb and Georgia Nott have performed together since childhood. They grew up in a musical family with three other siblings, and would go along with their parents to weddings and church performances. They won a talent competition, "Richmond's Got Talent", as teenagers at Richmond Mall in 2010. While attending
Garin College, they were members of the indie rock band, The Peasants, who won the
Smokefreerockquest music competition in 2011. The band split in late 2012, shortly after winning a grant from
NZ On Air. Georgia began studying popular music at the
University of Auckland. Caleb studied
industrial design. They both dropped out of university to pursue Broods. Broods was formed in
Auckland in early 2013. The brother-sister project began collaborating with music producer
Joel Little, whom they met as a judge at the 2011 Smokefreerockquest. He produced
Lorde's 2013 hit single, "
Royals". While considering names for the band, their manager suggested Broods. The band liked the double meaning, relating to family and a feeling of brooding in their music. The song was picked up by
Idolator and other
music blogs, earning over 200,000 streams in a week.
MTV described the track as "a bittersweet synth-pop echo chamber". Broods signed with
Capitol Records worldwide and
Polydor in the UK and Europe in December 2013.
2014–2015: Broods and Evergreen The single, "Bridges", debuted at No. 8 in the New Zealand single chart in January 2014 and was chosen as the U.S.
iTunes Store single of the week in February 2014. The band made their debut U.S. performance at Bardot in
Hollywood, California on 24 February 2014, touring as a three piece with James Mataio on drums. They debuted in the UK at
London's
Notting Hill Arts Club on 5 March 2014, and toured briefly with
Haim. They toured
North America, and then Australia in support of
Ellie Goulding. They returned to the U.S. to make their television début on
Late Night with Seth Meyers in July, and toured opening for
Sam Smith. Broods released their début album,
Evergreen, on 22 August 2014, which debuted at No. 1 on the
New Zealand album chart. They won as
Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the
2014 New Zealand Music Awards, and were also nominated for
Single of the Year and the
People's Choice Award. They were also nominated for the
APRA Silver Scroll Award for the single "Bridges". In 2015, they returned to North America for a headlining tour, joined by drummer Joel Farland. The band performed their single "
Four Walls" on
Conan, and played the
Groovin the Moo,
Firefly,
WayHome,
Lollapalooza, and
Outside Lands music festivals. They collaborated with Australian singer/songwriter
Troye Sivan, co-writing and producing the song "Ease" from his 2015 EP
Wild and subsequent album
Blue Neighbourhood. At the
2015 New Zealand Music Awards, they won
Album of the Year for
Evergreen, Best Group, Best Pop Album, and
Radio Airplay Record of the Year for "
Mother & Father". on 30 June 2016.
2016–2018: Conscious and solo projects Broods began writing material for a follow-up album immediately after releasing their debut. They experimented with adding live instrumentation – guitar, organ and electric piano – to their synthesizer-based electronic sound. The duo released the first single, "
Free", on 1 April 2016, working again with producer
Joel Little, which has a heavier
industrial style. Georgia married long-term partner Jacob Wieblitz in 2016. The couple honeymooned in
Bali. Caleb and Georgia moved to
Los Angeles in April 2016, and opened again for
Ellie Goulding on the North American leg of her
Delirium World Tour. Broods appeared on
The Late Late Show with James Corden in May, and featured on the
Jarryd James single, "
1000×", released on 17 June 2016. New Zealand actress
Rose McIver appeared in the video for their song "
Heartlines". Broods toured Australia, New Zealand, and North America through mid-2016, and were joined by Jarryd James in August. Their cousin, Jonathan Nott, played drums on the tour. BROODS won five
New Zealand Music Awards in November, and supported
Two Door Cinema Club on tour. They toured Europe with
Tove Lo in March 2017. In January 2018, Georgia released a solo album titled
The Venus Project. That same month, Caleb released the single "Make Me Feel" under the name Fizzy Milk. In October and November, Broods as opening act joined American singer-songwriter
Taylor Swift’s
Reputation Stadium Tour during the Oceania leg.
2018–present: ''Don't Feed the Pop Monster, Space Island'', and solo work On 8 August 2018, Broods released "Peach" – the first single from their third studio album ''
Don't Feed the Pop Monster.'' The music video was released on 5 September and offered the first glimpse into the new image that Broods would be presenting. This new image was created by Georgia and Caleb after they were dropped by their label,
Capitol Records, following Broods' second album,
Conscious. Previously, the creative direction of Broods had been mainly controlled by their label, however, this time around the siblings had full control over how they wanted to present themselves. The band released their third album, ''Don't Feed the Pop Monster'', on 1 February 2019. In early 2021 they released Guilty Love with
Ladyhawke, which went on to feature in Ladyhawke's
Time Flies album. A social media post by the band on 1 September 2021 mentioned their fourth album,
Space Island. They went on to release a trio of singles before the album; "Piece of My Mind", "Heartbreak" and "Like a Woman", all of which follow a story. In 2023, singer Georgia Nott began working on material for a new solo project entitled Georgia Gets By. The first single, "Easier to Run", was released on June 22. The second single, "Happiness Is an 8 Ball", was released on August 1. ==Members==