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The Chapin Sisters Can Feel: The New York Knicks

It’s no real surprise that the Chapin Sisters—Abigail and Lily—ended up playing music professionally. They come from a impressive family of musicians, including their father (Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Tom Chapin), uncle (late singer/songwriter Harry “Cat’s In The Cradle” Chapin) and grandfather (late jazz drummer Jim Chapin). In 2008, Abigail and Lily, along with half-sister Jessica Craven (daughter of horror director Wes Craven), released their debut, Lake Bottom LP, which came on the heels of the success the trio garnered with their cover of Britney Spears’ “Toxic.” Late last year, Craven left the band to care for her newborn daughter, so Abigail and Lily continued on as a duo, touring this summer as members of She & Him and, more importantly, recording their second Chapin Sisters album. Two (Lake Bottom) was cut at a family farm in New Jersey by Abigail and Lily with co-producers Jesse Lee (Gang Gang Dance) and Louie Stephens (Rooney), and it adds layers of electric guitars, keyboards, percussion and more to the duo’s patented acoustic, vocal-harmony-driven sound. The duo is currently in the middle of a U.S. tour supporting Two. The Chapin Sisters will also be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our Q&A with them.

Abigail: Moving to L.A. has its perks, one of which is finally having a winning hometown basketball team. I dislike the Lakers pretty strongly but must admit that it’s nice to feel the camaraderie that the whole city feels when they win. I will never feel more strongly about anything (sports related, maybe otherwise) as I did about the Knicks in my childhood. It’s hard to explain the heartbreak I felt every year, the tears that were shed every June, when the Knicks once again lost game seven of the Eastern Conference Finals. Twice they made it to the NBA Finals, only to crumble! I’m talking the early ’90s, when we were in middle school, and the Knicks were always in the top three seeds when the playoffs began, and then finally were knocked out by a last minute three-pointer from Reggie Miller, Sam Cassell or, god forbid, Michael Jordan. It’s hard to keep the faith as a Knicks fan these days, but I know that our time is coming.

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