The Lemon Twigs release new single ‘2 or 3’
The Lemon Twigs | Photo Credit: Eva Chambers
Praise For 2024's ‘A Dream Is All We Know’:
“Maybe some of the best songs from the golden era are still being written.” ***** - Shindig!
“Time travelling siblings touch down in the Swinging 60s.” 9/10 – Uncut
“A testament to the enduring power of classic songwriting that further solidifies this wonderful band as timeless." **** - Dork
“High-calibre songwriting.” **** - Mojo
“Luscious Medium Wave melodies from the US brothers. Superb.” **** - Record Collector
"The brotherly duo’s ambitious fifth studio album sees them perfect their rock’n’roll pastiche, with a hint at an even brighter future" **** - NME
"A delightful album." **** - The Times
"The band are on incredible form right now." – CLASH
"Operating at the very peak of their songwriting power." - The Guardianon ‘A Dream Is All I Know’
"The best songs Brian Wilson never wrote."9/10 - Far Out
"‘My Golden Years’ is infectious, with the band sounding like they now favour feelings over faithful homage.” - The FADER on ‘My Golden Years’
The Lemon Twigs, the project of Long Island, NY brothers Michael and Brian D’Addario, share ‘2 or 3,’ the latest gem from their recently announced new album, Look For Your Mind!, due May 8th on Captured Tracks.
Of the distinctly optimistic bouncy pop number, Brian says “we played for the first time in Buenos Aires last year and I woke up the next morning having dreamt the chorus. It’s a rare thing for me and even rarer that I end up remembering the words. I had to interpret what “she’s lived 2 or 3 as many lives as me” meant. It made me think of a guy who wasn’t cultured or worldly enough for his girlfriend and had to pretend to be interested in fine art and history.”
Underneath its poppy exterior, Look For Your Mind! contains an undercurrent of paranoia and suspicion. “I do think that now is a time of insanity. You really have to hold onto your own mind if you don’t wanna lose it,” says Brian. The Lemon Twigs sixth studio album is the logical next step, but it’s also much more. With the skills they’ve acquired over the last two records, their many outside productions, and time on the road, they’ve imparted a vital but disciplined spirit. At the LP's core, as always with the Lemon Twigs, is great songwriting.
The Lemon Twigs are hitting the road this spring and summer on a North America, UK and IE tour that kicks off this month in Montreal, QC and wraps in June in San Diego. Tickets are available now via thelemontwigs.com. All dates below.
Watch the ‘2 or 3‘ video below.
New to this album is the inclusion of the live members Reza Matin (drums) and Danny Ayala (bass), as well as Eva Chambers of Tchotchke. With the D’Addario brothers previously having handled everything in the studio themselves, this shows a newfound sense of freedom.
The Lemon Twigs’ two previous Captured Tracks albums, A Dream Is All We Know (2024) and Everything Harmony (2023), certainly indicated something of a ground zero in their then five album career. “It was the beginning of making records that we would listen to ourselves,” says Michael D’Addario, the younger Twig brother, now aged 26. By the time of A Dream Is All We Know and the future Michael classic “My Golden Years”, The Lemon Twigs’ new era had truly begun.
Tour Dates:
18/05 - Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms
19/05 - Norwich, UK @ The Waterfront
20/05 - London, UK @ O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
22/05 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
23/05 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
24/05 - Newcastle, UK @ Boiler Shop
26/05 - Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street
27/05 - Belfast, UK @ Belfast Empire Music Hall
29/05 - Glasgow, UK @ Queen Margaret Union
30/05 - Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
Watch the previously released ‘I Just Can’t Get Over Losing You‘ video
The Lemon Twigs
Look For Your Mind!
Out May 8th on Captured Tracks
Tracklisting:
Look For Your Mind!
2 or 3
Nothin’ But You
Gather Round
I Just Can’t Get Over Losing You
Fire and Gold
Mean to Me
Bring You Down
Yeah I Do
I Hurt You
You’re Still My Girl
Joy
My Heart Is In Your Hands Tonight
Your True Enemy
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