"They Don't Know How to Fall in Place" Released: February 7, 2024
"A Dream is All I Know" Released: March 13, 2024
"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.[2] 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.[1]
The album, which was released to favorable reviews from critics, draws sonic inspiration from late-1960s power pop and progressive rock.[1] 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")[2] and doo-wop ("In the Eyes of the Girl").[3] The D'Addarios cited the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Association and Sagittarius as some of their 1960s pop inspirations for the album.[4] 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.[5][1] The experimental nature of Swedish pop group Tages' 1967 album Studio was additionally cited as a strong influence in the recording of the album.[4][6]
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]
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]
"My Golden Years", the album's first single, drew particular critical praise. Anthony Fantano ranked "My Golden Years" at number 13 on his year-end list of best singles from 2024.[18] In December 2024, James Poniewozik wrote in the New York Times that the song was "the soundtrack of my year".[19]
Year-end lists
Select year-end rankings for A Dream Is All We Know
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.
↑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.
↑theneedledrop (December 19, 2024). "Top 50 Songs of 2024". YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
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