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Released | May 3, 2024 | |||
Length | 34:23 | |||
Label | Captured Tracks | |||
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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.
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]
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. [6] [7] Sean Ono Lennon recorded and co-produced the track, "In the Eyes of the Girl" at his upstate New York studio. [8] 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. [7] [9]
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Metacritic | 79/100 [10] |
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A Dream Is All We Know received a score of 79 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on nine critics' reviews, which the website categorized as "generally favorable". [10] 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". [11] 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." [12]
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.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "My Golden Years" | 3:13 |
2. | "They Don't Know How to Fall in Place" | 3:33 |
3. | "Church Bells" | 2:07 |
4. | "A Dream Is All I Know" | 3:43 |
5. | "Sweet Vibration" | 2:48 |
6. | "In the Eyes of the Girl" | 3:04 |
7. | "If You and I Are Not Wise" | 2:41 |
8. | "How Can I Love Her More" | 2:48 |
9. | "Ember Days" | 2:55 |
10. | "Peppermint Roses" | 2:32 |
11. | "I Should've Known Right from the Start" | 2:36 |
12. | "Rock On (Over and Over)" | 2:21 |
Total length: | 34:23 |
The Lemon Twigs
Additional work
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Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [18] | 82 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] | 9 |
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [20] | 24 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [21] | 7 |
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