It was only a matter of time until they made an album together. Siblings Matthew and Jill have spent the better part of the past 12 years focusing on their solo careers, collectively churning out 14 albums, garnering over 30 award nominations, including 3 Juno Award nods. There had been guest appearances on their respective albums, and tours together, but never a record made. This past spring, the inevitable finally happened, Matthew and Jill began work on The Family Album. Out  April 1st on the Outside Music label,  The Family Album consists of five new compositions, two by Matthew and three by Jill, that were written specifically for this album and exist largely in the folk/country/old-time-songbook world . Matthew's "The Sweeter The Dawn" floats dreamily and burns slowly while the ballad, "Grandpa Joe", is a tribute to the siblings' Scottish maternal grandfather they never knew. Jill's "Today" is a classic affirmation of love in the face of fear, and "Big Picture Window" is her country take on settling down and making a home. The rest of the album is comprised of six covers; chosen from a long list of songs that were pitched, discussed, attempted and roughly recorded on an iPhone during a few sessions in Vancouver (Jill's home), Toronto (Matthew's home) and California (during a family vacation). The songs selected are of personal significance, relevant to the album's themes of loyalty, time, memories and, of course, family, or, simply for how much fun they were to sing.