Inspired by the British and American folk revivalists of the '60s, a sixteen-year-old Brookes began to write and perform while training as a gilder in his late father's workshop. Brookes had begun to receive serious critical recognition when his self-released album, Kairos, being acclaimed by The Independent as one of the stand-out records of 2014 and tipped for the mercury nomination.The past couple of years has seen Brookes collaborate with artist & producer Pete Josef releasing music as Supalung.