Mike Connell's review of Lemon Drop Hammer album by Secret Monkey Weekend

“I love this record. The songs collectively are a distillation of everything I’m hoping to hear when I “spin” a record for the first time and a reminder of “the thing” that spurred me at a young age to take up the guitar and later try my hand at songwriting. Awesome!” - Mike Connell, of The Connells Secret Monkey Weekend's new "Lemon Drop Hammer" album is available wherever you stream music but especially on Bandcamp where you can own the LP or CD and Digital Download. http://secretmonkeyweekend.bandcamp.com Secret Monkey Weekend are a family power pop trio from Durham NC. They have been playing live since sisters Ella and Lila were 13 and 8 years old. Papa Jefferson Hart (Jeff Hart) is a longtime mainstay in the NC Americana music scene. They have recorded two albums with producer Don Dixon (REM - Smithereens), the second one due out in 2025. PBS recently profiled the band. More on that below. The Emmy Award winning PBS mini-feature on Secret Monkey Weekend https://youtu.be/xbBiy6lSzIw?si=DIOGQ9C6QE9dzFlq and https://video.pbsnc.org/video/secret-monkey-weekend-ukc7h8/ https://linktr.ee/secretmonkeyweekend http://www.secretmonkeyweekend.com http://youtube.com/secretmonkeyweekend http://www.facebook.com/secretmonkeyweekend http://www.instagram.com/secretmonkeyweekend https://open.spotify.com/artist/3yHOi73zNW69IHwW9GUQEX?si=B1wljj0VTgi2lXZl6GlnTw https://music.apple.com/us/artist/secret-monkey-weekend/1606815318 Drums and vocals - Lila Brown Hart Bass and vocal - Ella Brown Hart Electric guitar and vocals - Jefferson Hart

Added 29 Jul 2026