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Broods
Band Nelson City New Zealand Formed 2013
Broods formed in 2013 in Nelson City, New Zealand. Broods has 19 chart appearances on 17 radio countdowns from 7 stations on RockLists, spanning 2014–2019. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Mother & Father”, which appears on 6 lists with a best position of #19. The station that charted Broods most often is WBER (Rochester, NY), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2014.
Broods are a sibling act out of Nelson, New Zealand: Georgia Nott out front on lead vocals, her older brother Caleb Nott handling production, backing vocals and a whole cupboard of instruments. They started in 2013, and their first single, "Bridges", climbed to number 8 on the New Zealand singles chart and got them signed to Capitol and Polydor before they had a full-length to their name.
The self-titled debut EP came in January 2014, then Evergreen that August, a record of hushed, bruised electropop where Georgia's voice floats over skittering beats and deep, trip-hoppy bass. "Mother & Father" is the standout, a moody slow-burn that sounds like it was cut after midnight. Conscious followed in June 2016 with bigger, brighter hooks on "Free" and "Heartlines", and Don't Feed the Pop Monster arrived in February 2019, with "Peach" riding a glassy, sugar-rush groove.
They've done time on the road with Ellie Goulding, Haim, Sam Smith, Tove Lo and Taylor Swift, and back home they've collected ten New Zealand Music Awards, Best Group among them. Space Island landed in February 2022 through a deal with Island Records Australia.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Broods on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mother & Father | 6 | #19 | – | 2014 | |
| 2 | Free | 6 | #7 | – | 2016 | |
| 3 | Peach | 3 | #19 | – | 2018 | |
| 4 | Bridges | 3 | #51 | – | 2014 | |
| 5 | Heartlines | 1 | #42 | – | 2016 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 49 | Peach | WBER Listener Countdown 2019 |
| 2018 | 58 | Peach | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2018 |
| 2018 | 19 | Peach | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018 |
| 2016 | 7 | Free | WBER Listener Countdown 2016 |
| 2016 | 42 | Free | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2016 |
| 2016 | 47 | Free | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2016 |
| 2016 | 80 | Free | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2016 |
| 2016 | 80 | Free | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2016 |
| 2016 | 42 | Heartlines | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2016 |
| 2016 | 71 | Free | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2016 |
| 2015 | 48 | Mother & Father | WBER Listener Countdown 2015 |
| 2014 | 74 | Bridges | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2014 |
| 2014 | 75 | Mother & Father | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2014 |
| 2014 | 19 | Mother & Father | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2014 |
| 2014 | 29 | Mother & Father | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2014 |
| 2014 | 40 | Mother & Father | WBER Listener Countdown 2014 |
| 2014 | 51 | Bridges | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2014 |
| 2014 | 58 | Bridges | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2014 |
| 2014 | 40 | Mother & Father | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2014 |
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