Beloved sibling duo BROODS (Georgia and Caleb Nott) are diving into the new year with the release of their rousing new single and video for “Like A Woman” from their forthcoming studio album, Space Island, out February 18 via Island Records Australia/Ingrooves. Space Island is available for pre-save/pre-order now at all DSPs HERE.
“To me this song very much reflects what it feels like to talk about things that have hurt you,” shares Georgia. “You might start off like, ‘I think I’m all right. Although it did hurt. It hurt a lot, actually. I mean, yeah—it really fucking hurt.’ Or at least that’s how I tend to talk about these things, but I’m learning that, when I look a little deeper into the aches and pains, they all come from a place of love. Doing that gives me a way of seeing it in a non-judgmental way… I didn’t have any idea at the time how important of a song it would become to me. I hope people can feel as held as I felt when they hear it.”
The release of “Like A Woman” comes on the heels of the recently announced 2022 Space Island North American Tour. Kicking off in Austin, TX on May 20, the upcoming 20-date outing will see the buzzy duo travel throughout the country and Canada with stops in Nashville, Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Toronto, Chicago, Denver, and Seattle before wrapping in Los Angeles on June 15. Ella Vos and Tei Shi will support on select dates. Artist, Spotify, and local pre-sale tickets are available now. Public on-sale will begin tomorrow, January 14, at 10am local time. For more information, visit www.broodsmusic.com. Full routing below.
“Like A Woman” is the final installment of the Space Island video trilogy. Directed by Sam Kristofski and filmed on the duo’s home turf of New Zealand, the B-movie-inspired visuals were shot on 35mm and 16mm evoking the arid mysteries of Space Island and serving as a testament to BROODS’ strength of vision. In Chapter 1, anti-anthem “Piece Of My Mind” describes the many paradoxes we encounter when we try to escape our problems. Chapter 2’s “Heartbreak” (animated by Dr. Foothead and produced by Alex McCrossin) speaks to the acceptance of loss, using it as an opportunity to fall apart and find yourself as it fully epitomizes the prismatic musicality at the heart of the album. Chapter 3’s “Like A Woman” ties together Space Island’s theme of having deep and honest conversations in order to process the emotional difficulties we face in life by allowing yourself the freedom to reflect on past experiences, let go of the harboring resentments, and move forward.
“This chapter takes us to the final destination in the Space Island trilogy; a harsh, desolate desert. A place to reflect on what’s happened with the perspective that space and time gifts you,” says Georgia of the new video. “For me it’s a place to name what I’ve been through and the person I’ve played to please others. By naming it and facing it I can let go and move on from it and become a more authentic version of myself.”
BROODS TOUR DATES 2022
New Dates In BOLD
Feb 26 – Wellington, NZ @ Lacuna
March 4 – Perth, Australia @ Factory Summer Festival
March 11 – Christchurch, NZ @ Town Hall
March 12 – Auckland, NZ @ Auckland Arts Festival
March 23 – Brisbane, Australia @ Triffid
March 25 – Sydney, Australia @ Metro
March 31 – Melbourne, Australia @ 170 Russell
May 20 – Austin, TX @ Antone’s *
May 21 – Dallas, TX @ The Loft *
May 22 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live *
May 24 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East *
May 25 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West *
May 27 – Washington, DC @ Union Stage *
May 28 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza *
May 29 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry *
May 31 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair *
June 1 – Montreal, QC, Canada @ L’Astral *
June 2 – Toronto, ON, Canada @ AXIS Club *
June 4 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line *
June 5 – Chicago, IL @ Park West *
June 7 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
June 8 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *
June 10 – Vancouver, BC, Canada @ Hollywood Theatre **
June 11 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos **
June 12 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre **
June 14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent **
June 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre **
* with Ella Vos
** with Tei Shi