Secret Monkey Weekend

I interviewed the band Secret Monkey Weekend -- Ella (bass), Lila (drums), Jefferson (guitar). From their bio - "Ella and Lila’s father Matt, a prominent area drummer who’d toured with Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart, passed suddenly in 2012, when his daughters were aged just 4 and 9. Matt had played in bands with Jefferson and, after his friend’s passing, Jefferson started teaching Ella guitar. A relationship with their mom, Laura, slowly blossomed." What began as a hobby / therapy evolved into a family band.We discussed:- Their new album, "Lemon Drop Hammer"- Starting so young, how Ella and Lila have adapted their playing as they have physically grown- The song "So Much Joy" and its gritty happiness- The quirky, fun title track - The great lyric "walking between raindrops" - How the music community embraced them after their dad died - The job title I have never seen in album liner notes before