A Dream Is All We Know | ||||
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Released | May 3, 2024 | |||
Genre | Power pop[1] | |||
Length | 34:23 | |||
Label | Captured Tracks | |||
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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.
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")[4] and doo-wop ("In the Eyes of the Girl").[3] The D'Addarios cited the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Association, Sagittarius, and Tages as some of their 1960s pop inspirations for the album.[5] 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.[6][1]
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]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 80/100[11] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
NME | [12] |
Far Out | [13] |
The List | [14] |
The Times | [15] |
The Telegraph | [16] |
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]
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.
No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "My Golden Years" | Michael | 3:13 |
2. | "They Don't Know How to Fall in Place" | Brian | 3:33 |
3. | "Church Bells" | Michael | 2:07 |
4. | "A Dream Is All I Know" | Brian | 3:43 |
5. | "Sweet Vibration" | Brian | 2:48 |
6. | "In the Eyes of the Girl" | Michael | 3:04 |
7. | "If You and I Are Not Wise" | Brian and Michael | 2:41 |
8. | "How Can I Love Her More" | Michael | 2:48 |
9. | "Ember Days" | Brian | 2:55 |
10. | "Peppermint Roses" | Michael | 2:32 |
11. | "I Should've Known Right from the Start" | Brian | 2:36 |
12. | "Rock On (Over and Over)" | Michael | 2:21 |
Total length: | 34:23 |
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Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[20] | 82 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] | 9 |
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[22] | 24 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[23] | 7 |