{"product_id":"a-dream-is-all-we-know","title":"A Dream Is All We Know","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlbums of the Year 2024 - Number 39\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow do you follow up a perfectly weaved together pop album like \u003cem\u003eEverything Harmony\u003c\/em\u003e? Well let me introduce \u003cem\u003eA Dream Is All We Know\u003c\/em\u003e. An album sculpted under the warming haze of 60’s pop nostalgia. Lush harmonies and infectious melodies set the landscape for a sun-laden slice of serenity. The D’Addario brothers have built the album under the influence of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Beach Boys\u003c\/strong\u003e, a nod to sunnier days; the ones we’ve had and the ones yet to come. Stand out tracks for me are \"\u003cem\u003eThe Golden Years\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eThey Don’t Know How to Fall In To Place\u003c\/em\u003e\". The familiarity of the album is its true charm, an oldest but newest friend. - Bruce, Rough Trade East | Albums of the Year So Far 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the release of \u003cem\u003eEverything Harmony\u003c\/em\u003e, which garnered acclaim from Questlove, Iggy Pop, Anthony Fantano, The Guardian, and countless others, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Lemon Twigs\u003c\/strong\u003e—the New York City rock band fronted by brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario—have once again captured the attention of the music listening public. Set for release less than a year after their last album, \u003cem\u003eA Dream Is All We Know\u003c\/em\u003e is a joyous affair. As the title suggests, it’s less of a sober look at the darker side of life, and more a hopeful sojourn into the realm of dreams. Michael’s line in lead single and album opener “\u003cem\u003eMy Golden Years\u003c\/em\u003e” – “In time I hope that I can show all the world the love in my mind” – serves as a statement of intent for the whole collection of songs, as the brothers race against time to create as much quality pop material as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn track two, The Lemon Twigs invite listeners into a bubblegum paradise with euphoric harmonies and biting clavinet (“\u003cem\u003eThey Don’t Know How To Fall In Place\u003c\/em\u003e”), followed by an existential space age epic (“\u003cem\u003eA Dream Is All I Know\u003c\/em\u003e”), and, elsewhere on the album, a baroque pocket-prog tune (“\u003cem\u003eSweet Vibration\u003c\/em\u003e”), a two-part nightmare-comedy that doesn’t let up (“\u003cem\u003ePeppermint Roses\u003c\/em\u003e”), and more. Equipped with the songwriting chops of a lost era (somewhere between The Brill Building and 10452 Bellagio Road) the new record was carefully arranged and produced entirely analog in the brothers’ Brooklyn recording studio. Most of the tracks were constructed with the two brothers swapping instruments and layering all the parts themselves, but one exception to that rule was “\u003cem\u003eIn The Eyes Of The Girl\u003c\/em\u003e,” which was co-produced by Sean Ono Lennon in his upstate New York studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the album is chock full of progressive pop ideas, it closes appropriately with an ode to early rock and roll on “\u003cem\u003eRock On (Over and Over)\u003c\/em\u003e,” contextualizing the band as part of a lineage of rock and roll that’s never really stopped. For \u003cstrong\u003eThe Lemon Twigs\u003c\/strong\u003e, it took almost a decade for critics and audiences alike to present them with the major accolades they’ve earned this past year. While their initial records were appreciated for the musical proficiency they displayed, the brothers’ past few records have communicated their ideas with more clarity and emotional resonance. In other words, “It took too long to say ‘rock on.’”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Captured Tracks","offers":[{"title":"Green LP","offer_id":50416749347147,"sku":"2179201","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"White LP","offer_id":50416748593483,"sku":"2179200","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50416748134731,"sku":"2179199","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51397061378379,"sku":"R0457-9953","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/THE_LEMON_TWIGS_-_A_DREAM_IS_ALL_WE_KNOW_e05395ad_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726709313","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/a-dream-is-all-we-know","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}