·March 23, 2025·2 min read

‘Brother’ by Farbod is a Touching Personal Pop Tribute to the Renewable Strength of Hope

‘Brother’ by Farbod is a heartfelt pop tribute to the child version of the singer’s brother. Its calm pop piano builds with a soft intensity using acoustic guitars and percussion in an Avicii-esque way. This is before deep strings and harmonies pull on and highlight the emotion on the track that ultimately leads to an emotionally charged crescendo.

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‘Brother’: Renewable Strength of Hope

‘Brother’ begins with a soft but sure piano melody, that feels bolstered by this quiet sense of hope. This is before the percussion builds as the lyrics ramp up on their encouraging, intensely empowering tone.

Harmonies softly layer all this, while the song continues to build with dynamic and emotionally-charged intensity. The first drop is calm and only ramps up the build, while the singer ramps up on their message of strength in hope, that’s equal parts reassuring as it is solid.

By the middle of its second verse,‘Brother’ takes on a new sort of build. Up until this point, movement in our hopeful narrative felt characterised by strings that pull us in deep, taking us into the mood, before the lyrics take on their hopeful tone that is supported by experience.

Now, as we build with a new energy, the narrator urges for hope.

“…We’ll show that little boy, that all there is is joy…

…He no longer needs to hide away,

He is safe…”.

From here, the percussion and harmonies intensify for the final chorus, taking us to a whole new stratosphere. Now, we’ve reached the epic highs of emotional vulnerability with an moving key-change to boot.

‘Brother’ by Farbod is an emotionally-charged, heartfelt tribute to both someone personal and to the renewable power of hope. We find ourselves soaring in the song’s vulnerability while the melodies push deep and close.

Vulnerable, Emotional, Triumphant and Hopeful.

The Artist

Farbod is a San Francisco-based singer, pianist and composer who tells stories inspired by his life’s path with his deeply emotional and thought-provoking music. His compositions explore the interplay between traditional melody and cutting-edge modern production.

This creating a mystical quality that reflects the long road he has followed to end up where he was always meant to be.