S'mores

In early 2011, about 18 months after "The Graham Crackers" debut album, we decided to hit the studio again.

This was a much different album, for many reasons:

• The kids were older. Ben was 11, Becca was 9, and Ollie was 6. In fact, Ben's voice was already starting to get lower.

• The kids contributed to 4 of the 8 tunes on this album. This was a treat - we'd work the tunes out together musically & lyrically.

• We didn't practice the tunes a whole bunch before we recorded them, due to the fact that we had moved in 2010 and I no longer needed to drive the kids to school. Essentially, I put down the music & then I'd work with each of the kids to get the vocal track down.

• We got some local press for this. A scan follows.

• And we made a music video! See it below.

"Whale Shark" has ended up being the standout - kids even sing it a summer camps around Pittsburgh.