"We didn’t try to force anything. There were no expectations and no pressure."

Photographs by Jens Ingvarsson

Fashion by Savannah White

If there is a single word that distills to its essence the success of Kllo, the Australian indie-pop duo comprised of cousins Chloe Kaul and Simon Lam, &ldquo;potential&rdquo; springs to mind. After all, it was the sheer cosmic serendipity of their blood ties that brought the respective vocalist and producer&mdash;who didn&rsquo;t necessarily grow up close, despite living minutes away from one another&mdash;together for a family birthday party performance.

&ldquo;Kllo was never intentional, it all fell into place naturally,&rdquo; Kaul shares. &ldquo;We were just awkward cousins merely wanting to have fun and build a friendship with one another, so our music was characterized by naivety. We didn&rsquo;t try to force anything. There were no expectations and no pressure. It&rsquo;s harder to work together now than ever before&mdash;we&rsquo;re more aware and opinionated since we&rsquo;re more comfortable and experienced.&rdquo;

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In the end, it was what they could create as a unit that helped launch the Melbourne-born future-R &amp; B band, now signed to Ghostly International in the U.S. Their latest single, the aptly-titled &ldquo;Potential,&rdquo; is a foggy, melodic synth-pop jam about getting hung up on pipe dreams and not embracing what&rsquo;s right in front of you. &ldquo;When life gets dull, we tend to fantasize about what should, could, would have been, opposed to sticking with the present. I&rsquo;d be lying if I said I&rsquo;m content with the present. I&rsquo;m caught up in my imagination a lot of the time.&rdquo;

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CHLOE WEARS CLOTHING JIL SANDER, SNEAKERS NIKE, EARRINGS LADY GREY, SIMON WEARS VEST MARNI, SHIRT AND SHOES DIOR HOMME, PANTS OVADIA & SONS

Makeup Courtney Perkins

Hair Taichi Saito

Photo Assistant Shawn Cuni

Hair Assistants Toshifumi Kakiuchi and Takamasa Nakamoto

Location &amp; Equipment Pier59 Studios

KLLO Are Just Awkward Cousins Who Want to Have Fun 

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KLLO Are Just Awkward Cousins Who Want to Have Fun

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