Songs for the General Public

Songs for the General Public
Studio album by The Lemon Twigs
Released	August 21, 2020 (2020-08-21)
Studio	Electric Lady Studios, Fortune Studios, Sonora Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre	Glam rock [1]
Length	43:16
Label	4AD
Producer	Jonathan Rado The Lemon Twigs
The Lemon Twigs chronology
Go to School (2018) Songs for the General Public (2020) Everything Harmony (2023)
Singles from Songs for the General Public
"The One" Released: March 2, 2020 "Moon" Released: May 27, 2020 "Live in Favor of Tomorrow" Released: July 9, 2020 "No One Holds You Closer (Than the One You Haven't Met)" Released: July 28, 2020

Songs for the General Public is the third studio album by American rock band The Lemon Twigs. It was released on August 21, 2020 by 4AD. ^[2] It was co-produced by Jonathan Rado of indie rock band Foxygen. ^[3] The release was due for May 1, 2020 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[4]

The album consists of 12 tracks written and performed mostly by brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario.

Critical reception

Songs for the General Public received favorable reviews from most music critics. On Metacritic, the album holds an average critic score of 75, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Lemon Twigs

Songs for the General Public track listing

No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Hell on Wheels"	Michael	3:39
2.	"Live in Favor of Tomorrow"	Brian	3:23
3.	"No One Holds You (Closer Than the One You Haven't Met)"	Brian	3:30
4.	"Fight"	Michael	3:02
5.	"Somebody Loving You"	Brian	3:50
6.	"Moon"	Michael	4:06
7.	"The One"	Brian	2:26
8.	"Only a Fool"	Brian	3:25
9.	"Hog"	Michael	4:23
10.	"Why Do Lovers Own Each Other?"	Brian	2:45
11.	"Leather Together"	Michael	3:28
12.	"Ashamed"	Michael	5:19
Total length:			43:16

Personnel

Credits adapted from Songs for the General Public album liner notes. ^[6]

The Lemon Twigs

• Brian D'Addario – vocals, ARP synthesizer, bas-dessus, cello, composer, drums, DX-7, E-Bow, guitar, Minimoog, mix control, piano, Prophet-5, string arrangements, woodwind arrangement
• Michael D'Addario – vocals, ARP Strings, bass, bells, cello, composer, drums, guitar, mix control, piano, string arrangements, tambourine, vocal arrangement, woodwind arrangement, Wurlitzer

Additional musicians Jonathan Rado – synthesizer Sean Dancy – vocal arrangement Michael Alampi – flute Maite Christi Francios – vocals Yolando Dancy – vocals Kanisha Moten – vocals Kaitlin Wolfberg – violin Daryl Johns – drums Vittorio Mura – baritone saxophone Santosh Sharma – tenor saxophone Elijah Shiffer – saxophone

Production Brian D'Addario – producer Michael D'Addario – producer, engineer Jonathan Rado – additional production, engineer Kevin Basko – engineer Rias Reed – engineer Carl Bespolka – assistant engineer Andrew Hunt – assistant engineer Greg Calbi – mastering Joe Nino-Hernes – lacquer cut Artwork Michael D'Addario – art direction, layout Alison Fielding – art direction, layout Michael Hili – photography Jayme Paradiso – hair Jessica McFarland – wings

References

1. Auton, James (August 22, 2020). "The Lemon Twigs – Songs for the General Public (4AD)". God Is In The TV . Retrieved March 6, 2025. Songs for the General Public is a pedestrian walk through nineteen seventies glam rock
2. Moore, Sam (March 2, 2020). "The Lemon Twigs announce new album 'Songs For The General Public' and share 'The One'". NME . Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
3. "The Lemon Twigs 'Songs For The General Public' Credits". AllMusic. August 21, 2020. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
4. "The Lemon Twigs: 'Songs For The General Public'". 4AD. August 21, 2020. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
5. "Metacritic". Metacritic. August 21, 2020. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
6. Songs for the General Public (LP liner notes). The Lemon Twigs. 4AD. 2020. 4AD0229LP.