The Lemon Twigs - A Dream is All We Know
On this week's episode, we discuss an album that came out in 2024, the fifth album by the Lemon Twigs, A Dream is All We Know.
Consisting of multi-instrumentalist brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario, the music of the Lemon Twigs often feels like it’s been plucked straight from the 1960s or 1970s. Echos of the Beatles, the Kinks and the Beach Boys are obvious, in fact they brothers call the sound of this LP "Mersey Beach." However, the Brothers D'Addario make it all sound fresh and relevant.
Coming just a year off of their critically heralded LP Harmony Everything, the wonderfully constructed songs on A Dream Is All We Know feels like as the culmination of everything the Lemon Twigs recorded before it. A shimmering pop gem full of multi-layered ear worms, quirky song structures, and beautifully lush harmonies. There is a breadth and depth here not found on many modern rock albums that rewards the listener with each repeated listen.
Recommended on this episode: Til the Morning by Brian D’Addario.
THINGS WE DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE
Michael and Brian D’Addario - The Lemon Twigs
Michael and Brian formed their first band M.O.T.P. (or Members of the Press) when they were in grade school. Here are a few videos of MOTP performing songs by the Who, the Beatles, and the Beach Boys. .
Here’s the Lemon Twigs first video for their single “These Word’s” off of their debut LP Do Hollywood recorded during a school break because they were still in high school.
Jonathan Rado of the band Foxygen helped get the Lemon Twigs going and produced their debut LP.
The Lemon Twigs perform “Haroomata” from Do Hollywood live at WFMU Studios. Notice how Michael’s drumming style is very influenced by Keith Moon.
In 2018, the Lemon Twigs performed 3 songs on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts.
Here’s Brian (L) and Michael (R) with Todd Rundgren. Rundgren sang on the Lemon Twigs 2nd LP, Go to School - a concept album about a chimpanzee raised as a human boy. Rundgren played the adopted chimps father.
The Live Lemon Twigs band, (L to R) Danny Ayala (keyboards, vocals, bass), Reza Matin (drums, vocals, guitar), Brian D’Addario, and Michael D’Addario.
Brian and Michael’s father, Ronnie D’Addario is a successful songwriter and power pop tune-smith in his own right. Here is Ronnie performing one of his compositions “Time Will Tell on You” with the Lemon Twigs.
At SXSW 2023, Colin Blunstone of the Zombies and Lemon Twigs performed "Care Of Cell 44" from the Zombies classic LP Oddesey and Oracle.
Here are the Lemon Twigs performing “My Golden Years” from A Dream Is All We Know on the Tonight Show.
Here’s the official video of “How Can I Love Her More,” off of A Dream Is All We Know.
Here are the Lemon Twigs performing the Beach Boys masterpiece “Good Vibrations.”
