Биография

Lula Wiles is a band comprised of Isa Burke, Eleanor Buckland, and Mali Obomsawin. Their sophomore album What Will We Do was released on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings in 2019. “We wanted to make an album that reflected, in a current way, what we are all staying up late thinking about and talking about over drinks at the dinner table,” says Obomsawin. “What is everyone worried about, confiding in their friends about, losing sleep about?” The songs on What Will We Do draw their power from small moments captured in real time, as it is an album centered on songcraft, speaking to the issues of the day as the band reclaims folk music in its own voice. Their most recent release, the single It’s Cool, features two songs that speak on the contemporary struggles of dating and communicating in the digital age with incisive wit. Their releases on Smithsonian Folkways place the group squarely in line with some of their deepest influences, but Lula Wiles brings new perspective to age-old traditions––above all, the people’s practice of sharing their communities’ struggles through songs. The band exists in the tense space where tradition and revolution meet; from there, their harmonies rise into the air to create new American music. With It’s Cool, Lula Wiles further establishes themselves as Americana’s wildcard, unafraid of exploring knotty topics and turning convention on its head. http://LULAWILES.COM