Mellow Mood

Alisha was a lonely little girl for nine years. She sang a lot when she was alone. But then she got a baby sister named Nikki. She was afraid to hold her because she thought she might drop her. Nikki slept so much, and Alisha was impatient for her to grow a little so that they could play. She thought babies were sort of boring. Nikki did grow a little, and soon Alisha could dress her up or pretend that the carpet was shark-infested water and that the bed was a boat and that they could take turns falling in and saving each other from the sharks ("Graaaab my haaaaaand!"). A couple years into their fun and games came Ninah. She was at first a boring sleeping baby but caught on to the recreational value of sisters pretty quick. Alisha liked to take pictures of the girls and make long-ass home movies about parakeets lost in the woods. They would go on hikes around the block and bring hard boiled eggs and fishy crackers for sustenance. Twelve years, two more siblings and seven street addresses later, these three found themselves naturally coming together to make music. So now, at 17, 19 and 28, they're collecting dollar records and figuring out harmonies.