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Skinned knees, spray-painted motorcycle helmets, lacrosse, and Nerf wars fill the days of the Ploch boys.

Well, when they’re not practicing.

In their color-coded earplugs, Roger takes a seat at his drums, Jack picks up an Eddie Van Halen guitar, and Sam, with his black and white hat tilted “Just Right,” picks up his bass. Collectively, they are The 3 Dudes. From a Charleston, S.C., based family built around the mantra, “Be kind, be creative, and work hard,” the Dudes, a set of eleven year old twins and their younger brother “the spare,” have thrown dedication and personality into their music. To follow up their first release, “All in a Day,” they’re set to release “BAM BAM.”

“BAM BAM” was mixed and co-produced by Paul Ebersold, who has previously worked with 3 Doors Down and Sister Hazel, and great local rocker Sadler Vaden. Along with Ebersold and Vaden, Eddie Bush helped the Dudes grow both muscially and performance-wise.  The album centers on boys being boys: not knowing about girls, standing up to bullies, double dog dares, and smashing pumpkins after Halloween.

They rock hard, with influences like AC/DC and Lenny Kravitz, and some songs also have some pop on the piano. The 3 Dudes want to be a positive influence. Sam wants their music to be “energizing.” Jack thinks their tunes will “pick you up off the ground and lift you in the air.” And Roger, as he’s drumming on his leg, agrees with them both.

All three boys started playing the piano, then split off into other instruments. Roger, the accident-prone brother and driving force behind the song “Bam Bam,” naturally wanted to play the drums. Jack wanted to learn the guitar. So Sam decided, “I’ll play the bass, so we can start a band.”

The family motto is followed closely by their reason to do something: “The unity of the brotherhood.” “Bickering Brothers” ends on a positive note: “Brothers to the end/ Everything feels alright.”

Sam says, “We’re all friends and brothers.”