LULLANAS

Folk-pop duo LULLANAS’ harmony-laden musings about the persistently transformative nature of relationships are immediately disarming, no matter how heartbreaking they may be. The Indian-American twin sisters from the outskirts of Philly DIY’d their way into music while visiting their grandmother in Mumbai, recording the wistful “don’t say” on a whim at a cotton mill–turned–recording studio there. Immediately comforting and relatable, it organically amassed nearly 4 million streams on Spotify. Born in the U.S. to first-generation immigrants, their childhood included many family road trips filled with music from the Beatles, Shania Twain, and James Taylor. Today, their music echoes the melodies of their upbringing. As twins, LULLANAS work quite synergistically: Atisha is more of the lyricist who pulls from indie folk rock, while Nishita, who’s more into country pop, takes lead on melodies and guitar. In 2020, they released their debut EP, the nostalgic Before Everything Got Real, produced by Peter Katis (The National, The Paper Kites). Between gigs alongside Darlingside and Wild Rivers, they toured with Australian indie folk trio Sons of the East. That has culminated into their full-length debut, Pretty Lies and Time Machines, a gorgeously euphonic work that’s a salve for all that ails us. For the first time, the duo co- produced the album with @Keith Goodwin (Good Old War) and worked with several co-writers, such as @Katelyn Tarver, @Marc Scibilia, @Riley Pearce, and more.