unaccompanied songs sung to comfort babies or lull them to sleep. Virtually all cultural groups have lullabies, which are often passed on quite unconsciously from one generation of parents to another. Lullaby lyrics are often nonsensical and repetitive. The melodies are simple and smooth to produce the desired effect of getting a fussy baby to sleep.

Lullabies is an EP by the Scottish rock group Cocteau Twins, released on 4 AD records on 1st November 1982. The EP features three non-album tracks and was released just a few months after their debut album.