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CMU Approved
Approved: The Lemon Twigs
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 11 July 2018
The Lemon Twigs have announced that they will release their second album, ‘Go To School’, on 24 Aug. The fifteen track release is a musical which “tells the heartbreaking coming-of-age story of Shane, a pure of heart chimpanzee raised as a human boy as he comes to terms with the obstacles of life”. Yeah.
As well as the sibling duo themselves, other contributors help to move the story along – Big Star’s Jody Stephens and their own father Ronnie D’Addario appear, while Shane’s parents are played by their mother Susan Hall and (the) Todd Rundgren.
The album will, the duo promise, offer “something now, then, big, small, bleak and hopeful. All in under an hour”.
As a general rule, I find painstakingly recreated old studio sounds by modern artists, such as The Lemon Twigs’ 70s shtick, a big turn off. But in their case it really makes sense. Each song is lifted by that breezy, classic singer-songwriter production. Plus, I’m a sucker for a good old chimpanzee musical.
The Lemon Twigs are set to play two nights at The Lexington in London 13-15 Aug, as well as supporting the Arctic Monkeys on their September tour. Now, listen to the album’s first single, ‘If You Give Enough’, here.
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