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UncutAug 18, 2020Utterly thrilling. [Sep 2020, p.32]
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Aug 18, 2020Songs For The General Public is a landmark album, unlike any other, that draws from the past, churns it up, modernises it and chucks it into our present with sonic-like energy through sheer effervescing talent.
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Aug 24, 2020Always grandiose and intimate at the same time, The Lemon Twigs have managed to perfect not only an uncanny reprise of FM rock (duly aided by producer and multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Jonathan Rado), but also the type of excitement it provoked.
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Aug 24, 2020For those so inclined, Songs for the General Public is a giddy musical roller coaster ride through the poppier aspects of the 70s with more twists and turns perhaps than are necessary. Hang on tight and enjoy the trip.
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Aug 21, 2020The 12-song album is a metaphoric, eclectic house of mirrors, inside of which every song reminds of a different prominent musical act as if the listener is seeing themselves in some distorted reflection.
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Aug 20, 2020The Lemon Twigs are a band whose influences and tastes run deep, and Songs for the General Public shows that they can wrap all these ideas into a beautiful, oddly consistent package.
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Aug 19, 2020What makes The Lemon Twigs such an exciting band to follow is that they have maintained a way to be new and still very rooted in what past masters of rock have accomplished sonically. ... For fellow fans of The Lemon Twigs, I’m sure we can agree it was absolutely worth the wait.
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Aug 19, 2020A group at their preening, pouncing best, ‘Songs For The General Public’ offers a full 360 view of the D’Addario bros. creativity.
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MojoAug 18, 2020Songs For The General Public astonishes and delights. [Sep 2020, p.83]
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Q MagazineAug 18, 2020What stops it from feeling like an exercise in arch, vintage chic fancy dress is the warmth of their tunes and the lively untidiness if the execution. [Sep 2020, p.109]
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Aug 20, 2020But for all the moments that tend towards fun-but-silly ‘70s musical theatre, there are plenty that, in isolation, ring with the kind of sepia-soaked sweetness that most genuinely don’t make anymore. The Lemon Twigs might not always take themselves seriously, but you’d be remiss to dismiss them as a joke.
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Aug 18, 2020While not groundbreaking, it's a revitalizing rock record that is bound to rekindle the excitement of taking a chance on a (relatively) new band.
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Aug 18, 2020Each song recalls the essence of a specific segment of '70s pop excellence, with just enough bizarre twists thrown in to keep things interesting.
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Aug 20, 2020More often than not, listening to Songs for the General Public feels like watching the D’Addario brothers throw old ’45s at a brick wall to see what sticks, snickering all the while. They want you to have a good time, and they sound tighter than ever; they just need to figure out how to control the Frankenstein that they’ve made.
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Positive: 10 out of 15
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Mixed: 3 out of 15
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Negative: 2 out of 15
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Aug 21, 2020Love every song on this album. These guys’ talent and audacity is off the charts!
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Mar 18, 2021amazeballs, what sophisticated themes for such young lads, musically they are innovative and don't give a f
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Jan 3, 2021El mejor disco de 202. Grandes canciones, un disco para disfrutar de inicio a fin.