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The Twins of Franklin perform songs from "This Life" in studio
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A lot like the brothers Doobie or Righteous, the Twins of Franklin are not siblings. They’re besties Becky Shaheen and Laura Lou DuSchane — known professionally as Laura Lou — whose friendship goes back to their meeting at Augsburg University in Minneapolis.
Longtime singers and performers, the two musicians decided to team up on a music project all their own. They released their debut effort, Low, on Feb. 14, 2020 — which proved to be an unlucky time for any music to be released. During the pandemic, however, the two friends stayed in touch and kept writing. Finally getting back into the studio in 2023, the Twins of Franklin recorded their second album, This Life, which released on May 17 and will be celebrated with an album-release event at Icehouse in Minneapolis on May 31.
Ahead of the release party, The Twins of Franklin visited The Current studio for a session hosted by Radio Heartland’s Mike Pengra. Watch and listen to their performance above.
Songs Performed
00:00:00 To the Moon
00:03:36 Stay
00:08:20 The Wait
All songs from The Twins of Franklin’s 2024 album, This Life.
Musicians
Laura Lou – vocals, acoustic guitar, ukulele
Becky Shaheen – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboard
Joe Shaheen – electric bass, vocals
Brian Riedinger – drums
Stefan Swanson – electric guitar
Credits
Guests – @thetwinsoffranklin
Host/Producer – Mike Pengra
Video Director – Evan Clark
Audio Engineer – Eric Xu Romani
Camera Operators – Evan Clark, Megan Lundberg, Nikhil Kumaran
Graphics – Natalia Toledo
Digital Producer – Luke Taylor
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The Twins of Franklin perform songs from "This Life" in studio
Support The Current: support.mpr.org/youtube
A lot like the brothers Doobie or Righteous, the Twins of Franklin are not siblings. They’re besties Becky Shaheen and Laura Lou DuSchane — known professionally as Laura Lou — whose friendship goes back to their meeting at Augsburg University in Minneapolis.
Longtime singers and performers, the two musicians decided to team up on a music project all their own. They released their debut effort, Low, on Feb. 14, 2020 — which proved to be an unlucky time for any music to be released. During the pandemic, however, the two friends stayed in touch and kept writing. Finally getting back into the studio in 2023, the Twins of Franklin recorded their second album, This Life, which released on May 17 and will be celebrated with an album-release event at Icehouse in Minneapolis on May 31.
Ahead of the release party, The Twins of Franklin visited The Current studio for a session hosted by Radio Heartland’s Mike Pengra. Watch and listen to their performance above.
Songs Performed
00:00:00 To the Moon
00:03:36 Stay
00:08:20 The Wait
All songs from The Twins of Franklin’s 2024 album, This Life.
Musicians
Laura Lou – vocals, acoustic guitar, ukulele
Becky Shaheen – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboard
Joe Shaheen – electric bass, vocals
Brian Riedinger – drums
Stefan Swanson – electric guitar
Credits
Guests – @thetwinsoffranklin
Host/Producer – Mike Pengra
Video Director – Evan Clark
Audio Engineer – Eric Xu Romani
Camera Operators – Evan Clark, Megan Lundberg, Nikhil Kumaran
Graphics – Natalia Toledo
Digital Producer – Luke Taylor
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