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According to band member Michael D'Addario, ''A Dream Is All We Know'' is "more whimsical" than their previous album, ''[[Everything Harmony]]''.<ref name="Chick">{{cite news |last1=Chick |first1=Stevie |title='Who wants to stare at a computer?' Pop duo the Lemon Twigs on the joys of analogue life |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/02/lemon-twigs-michael-brian-daddario-interview |access-date=May 6, 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=May 2, 2024}}</ref> Despite the more upbeat tone, the lyrics also reference fears of not achieving one's potential and the elusiveness of dreams.<ref name="Chick" /> Musical styles of the album's songs include [[power pop]] ("My Golden Years")<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chelosky |first1=Danielle |title=The Lemon Twigs Share New Song "My Golden Years": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2245355/the-lemon-twigs-my-golden-years/music/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=May 7, 2024 |language=en |date=January 2, 2024}}</ref> and [[doo-wop]] ("In the Eyes of the Girl").<ref name="Chick" /> The D'Addarios cited [[the Beatles]], [[the Beach Boys]], [[the Association]], [[Sagittarius (band)|Sagittarius]], and [[Tages (band)|Tages]] as some of their 1960s pop inspirations for the album.<ref name="Campbell">{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Eric |title=The Lemon Twigs Are Broadening Their Imaginations |url=https://www.papermag.com/the-lemon-twigs-video#rebelltitem7 |website=Paper |access-date=May 7, 2024 |date=February 7, 2024}}</ref>
According to band member Michael D'Addario, ''A Dream Is All We Know'' is "more whimsical" than their previous album, ''[[Everything Harmony]]''.<ref name="Chick">{{cite news |last1=Chick |first1=Stevie |title='Who wants to stare at a computer?' Pop duo the Lemon Twigs on the joys of analogue life |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/02/lemon-twigs-michael-brian-daddario-interview |access-date=May 6, 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=May 2, 2024}}</ref> Despite the more upbeat tone, the lyrics also reference fears of not achieving one's potential and the elusiveness of dreams.<ref name="Chick" /> Musical styles of the album's songs include [[power pop]] ("My Golden Years")<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chelosky |first1=Danielle |title=The Lemon Twigs Share New Song "My Golden Years": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2245355/the-lemon-twigs-my-golden-years/music/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=May 7, 2024 |language=en |date=January 2, 2024}}</ref> and [[doo-wop]] ("In the Eyes of the Girl").<ref name="Chick" /> The D'Addarios cited [[the Beatles]], [[the Beach Boys]], [[the Association]], [[Sagittarius (band)|Sagittarius]], and [[Tages (band)|Tages]] as some of their 1960s pop inspirations for the album.<ref name="Campbell">{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Eric |title=The Lemon Twigs Are Broadening Their Imaginations |url=https://www.papermag.com/the-lemon-twigs-video#rebelltitem7 |website=Paper |access-date=May 7, 2024 |date=February 7, 2024}}</ref> Brian cited [[Roy Wood]]'s mid-1970s albums ''[[Boulders (album)|Boulders]]'' and ''[[Mustard (album)|Mustard]]'' as inspiration to perform his own horn and string arrangements on ''A Dream Is All We Know''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Love In My Mind: CLASH Meets The Lemon Twigs |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/the-love-in-my-mind-clash-meets-the-lemon-twigs/ |website=Clash Magazine |access-date=June 21, 2024 |date=June 20, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Teder" />


''A Dream Is All We Know'' was recorded in the band's small studio in north [[Brooklyn]], using [[tape recorder|tape]] and other [[analog recording|analog]] effects like [[spring reverb]].<ref name="Friedman">{{cite web |last1=Friedman |first1=Gabe |title=The Lemon Twigs sound like your favorite '60s band. They're fine with that |url=https://www.bkmag.com/2024/05/03/the-lemon-twigs-sound-like-your-favorite-60s-band-theyre-fine-with-that/ |website=Brooklyn Magazine |access-date=May 6, 2024 |date=May 3, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Shindig!" /> Sean Ono Lennon recorded and co-produced the track, "In the Eyes of the Girl" at his upstate New York studio.<ref>{{cite web |title=NYC Duo The Lemon Twigs Release Latest Album "A Dream Is All We Know" Featuring Sean Lennon |url=https://nysmusic.com/2024/03/06/nyc-duo-the-lemon-twigs-release-latest-album-a-dream-is-all-we-know-featuring-sean-lennon/ |website=NYS Music |access-date=May 7, 2024 |language=en-us |date=March 6, 2024}}</ref> Ten of the 12 tracks on ''A Dream Is All We Know'' were recorded after ''Everything Harmony''; "Ember Days" was recorded during the ''Everything Harmony'' sessions, and "If You and I Are Not Wise" dated back several years.<ref name="Shindig!">{{cite web |title=The Lemon Twigs talk with Shindig!'s Jon 'Mojo' Mills about 'A Dream Is All We Know' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkkY7uhrZgY |publisher=YouTube |access-date=May 14, 2024 |language=en |date=May 2, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Roberts">{{cite web |title=I Interviewed The Lemon Twigs! |url=https://youtube.com/QlR8cYgaZJI?si=2Pjv79-3q6jdTRes&t=2298 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=May 14, 2024 |language=en |date=May 3, 2024}}</ref>
''A Dream Is All We Know'' was recorded in the band's small studio in north [[Brooklyn]], using [[tape recorder|tape]] and other [[analog recording|analog]] effects like [[spring reverb]].<ref name="Friedman">{{cite web |last1=Friedman |first1=Gabe |title=The Lemon Twigs sound like your favorite '60s band. They're fine with that |url=https://www.bkmag.com/2024/05/03/the-lemon-twigs-sound-like-your-favorite-60s-band-theyre-fine-with-that/ |website=Brooklyn Magazine |access-date=May 6, 2024 |date=May 3, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Shindig!" /> Sean Ono Lennon recorded and co-produced the track, "In the Eyes of the Girl" at his upstate New York studio.<ref>{{cite web |title=NYC Duo The Lemon Twigs Release Latest Album "A Dream Is All We Know" Featuring Sean Lennon |url=https://nysmusic.com/2024/03/06/nyc-duo-the-lemon-twigs-release-latest-album-a-dream-is-all-we-know-featuring-sean-lennon/ |website=NYS Music |access-date=May 7, 2024 |language=en-us |date=March 6, 2024}}</ref> Ten of the 12 tracks on ''A Dream Is All We Know'' were recorded after ''Everything Harmony''; "Ember Days" was recorded during the ''Everything Harmony'' sessions, and "If You and I Are Not Wise" dated back several years.<ref name="Shindig!">{{cite web |title=The Lemon Twigs talk with Shindig!'s Jon 'Mojo' Mills about 'A Dream Is All We Know' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkkY7uhrZgY |publisher=YouTube |access-date=May 14, 2024 |language=en |date=May 2, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Roberts">{{cite web |title=I Interviewed The Lemon Twigs! |url=https://youtube.com/QlR8cYgaZJI?si=2Pjv79-3q6jdTRes&t=2298 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=May 14, 2024 |language=en |date=May 3, 2024}}</ref>

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A Dream Is All We Know
A plain photo with stark lighting of two adult brothers playfully posing against a white wall by leaning camera left while one does a headstand.
Studio album by
the Lemon Twigs
ReleasedMay 3, 2024 (2024-05-03)
Length34:23
LabelCaptured Tracks
Producer
The Lemon Twigs chronology
Everything Harmony
(2023) 		A Dream Is All We Know
(2024)
Singles from A Dream Is All We Know
  1. "My Golden Years"
    Released: January 2, 2024
  2. "They Don't Know How to Fall in Place"
    Released: February 7, 2024
  3. "A Dream is All I Know"
    Released: March 13, 2024
  4. "How Can I Love Her More"
    Released: April 9, 2024

A Dream Is All We Know is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Lemon Twigs, released on May 3, 2024, through Captured Tracks.[1] The album's songs were all written, performed, and produced by the two D'Addario brothers themselves, although one of the tracks was co-produced with Sean Ono Lennon and features him on bass guitar.[2]

The album, which was released to favorable reviews from critics, draws sonic inspiration from late-1960s power pop and progressive rock.[2] The brothers released four singles in early 2024, leading up to the release of A Dream Is All We Know.

Composition and recording

According to band member Michael D'Addario, A Dream Is All We Know is "more whimsical" than their previous album, Everything Harmony.[3] Despite the more upbeat tone, the lyrics also reference fears of not achieving one's potential and the elusiveness of dreams.[3] Musical styles of the album's songs include power pop ("My Golden Years")[4] and doo-wop ("In the Eyes of the Girl").[3] The D'Addarios cited the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Association, Sagittarius, and Tages as some of their 1960s pop inspirations for the album.[5] Brian cited Roy Wood's mid-1970s albums Boulders and Mustard as inspiration to perform his own horn and string arrangements on A Dream Is All We Know.[6][2]

A Dream Is All We Know was recorded in the band's small studio in north Brooklyn, using tape and other analog effects like spring reverb.[7][8] Sean Ono Lennon recorded and co-produced the track, "In the Eyes of the Girl" at his upstate New York studio.[9] Ten of the 12 tracks on A Dream Is All We Know were recorded after Everything Harmony; "Ember Days" was recorded during the Everything Harmony sessions, and "If You and I Are Not Wise" dated back several years.[8][10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
NME[12]
Far Out[13]
The List[14]
The Times[15]
The Telegraph[16]

A Dream Is All We Know received a score of 80 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 13 critics' reviews, which the website categorized as "generally favorable".[11] NME characterized the album as "much sunnier" than its predecessor and based around "Beach Boys harmonies and off-kilter melodies (think the Beatles when they were starting to get weird)", though also showing glimpses of "a future way beyond their influences".[12] Far Out praised it as "a firm and fully realised album executed with certainty. It might not be absolutely perfect, but overall, the stunning performances eclipse any blemishes."[13]

The Guardian listed A Dream Is All We Know as one of their best albums from the first half of 2024.[17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by the Lemon Twigs. All songs produced and mixed by the Lemon Twigs, except track 6 produced by the Lemon Twigs and Sean Ono Lennon.

A Dream Is All We Know track listing
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."My Golden Years"Michael3:13
2."They Don't Know How to Fall in Place"Brian3:33
3."Church Bells"Michael2:07
4."A Dream Is All I Know"Brian3:43
5."Sweet Vibration"Brian2:48
6."In the Eyes of the Girl"Michael3:04
7."If You and I Are Not Wise"Brian and Michael2:41
8."How Can I Love Her More"Michael2:48
9."Ember Days"Brian2:55
10."Peppermint Roses"Michael2:32
11."I Should've Known Right from the Start"Brian2:36
12."Rock On (Over and Over)"Michael2:21
Total length:34:23
7" flexi-disc bonus track[18][19]
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
13."Gifts"Brian3:13

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for A Dream Is All We Know
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[20] 82
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 9
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[22] 24
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23] 7

References

  1. ^ "The Lemon Twigs Share New Song "My Golden Years": Listen". January 2, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Teder, Camryn (May 2, 2024). "The Lemon Twigs' reference points on their new album | Interview". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Chick, Stevie (May 2, 2024). "'Who wants to stare at a computer?' Pop duo the Lemon Twigs on the joys of analogue life". The Guardian. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Chelosky, Danielle (January 2, 2024). "The Lemon Twigs Share New Song "My Golden Years": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  5. ^ Campbell, Eric (February 7, 2024). "The Lemon Twigs Are Broadening Their Imaginations". Paper. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "The Love In My Mind: CLASH Meets The Lemon Twigs". Clash Magazine. June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  7. ^ Friedman, Gabe (May 3, 2024). "The Lemon Twigs sound like your favorite '60s band. They're fine with that". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "The Lemon Twigs talk with Shindig!'s Jon 'Mojo' Mills about 'A Dream Is All We Know'". YouTube. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "NYC Duo The Lemon Twigs Release Latest Album "A Dream Is All We Know" Featuring Sean Lennon". NYS Music. March 6, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  10. ^ "I Interviewed The Lemon Twigs!". YouTube. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "A Dream Is All We Know Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Bassett, Jordan (April 30, 2024). "The Lemon Twigs – A Dream Is All We Know review: the D'Addarios reach for the stars". NME. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Taylor, Tom (May 1, 2024). "The Lemon Twigs – 'A Dream Is All We Know' album review". Far Out. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  14. ^ Shepherd, Fiona (May 2, 2024). "The Lemon Twigs: A Dream Is All We Know album review – Effortlessly catchy". The List. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  15. ^ Schofield, Will; Hodgkinson, Blanca (May 3, 2024). "The best new music to listen to this week". The Times. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  16. ^ McCormick, Neil; Shirreff, Lauren; Platt, Poppie (May 2, 2024). "Dua Lipa comes close to pop perfection – plus the week's best albums". The Telegraph. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  17. ^ Ahmed, Aneesa; Beaumont-Thomas, Ben; Petridis, Alexis; Clements, Andrew (June 12, 2024). "The best albums of 2024 so far". The Guardian. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  18. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/30542206-The-Lemon-Twigs-A-Dream-Is-All-We-Know
  19. ^ "A Dream is All We Know, by the Lemon Twigs".
  20. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of May 8, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  21. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  22. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  23. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
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