Go to School
Studio album by
Released24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)
Genre
Length58:49
Label4AD
ProducerBrian D'Addario and Michael D'Addario
The Lemon Twigs chronology
Brothers of Destruction
(2017)
Go to School
(2018)

Go To School is the second studio album by American rock band The Lemon Twigs. It was released on 24 August 2018 by 4AD.

The album is described as "a musical" and consists of 16 tracks written by Brian and Michael D'Addario. The main instruments are played by the brothers, but there are additional contributions from horn, woodwind and string players. There are additional vocals from the boys' parents, Susan Hall and Ronnie d'Addario, as well as Todd Rundgren.[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Brian d'Addario and Michael d'Addario

No.TitleLength
1."Never in My Arms, Always in My Heart"3:00
2."The Student Becomes The Teacher"3:09
3."Rock Dreams"5:39
4."The Lesson"3:13
5."Small Victories"3:56
6."Wonderin' Ways"2:47
7."The Bully"3:44
8."Lonely"3:41
9."Queen of My School"4:40
10."Never Know"3:48
11."Born Wrong/Heart Song"3:15
12."The Fire"6:06
13."Home of a Heart - The Woods"4:12
14."This is My Tree"3:32
15."If You Give Enough"2:50
16."Go To School"1:17
Total length:58:49

Personnel

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Credits from album liner notes.

  • Brian D'Addario and Michael D'Addario – writing, production, mixing
  • Brian D'Addario – vocals, guitar, bass, doubl« drums, cello, piano, organ, banjo, mandolin
  • Michael D'Addario – vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano, banjo, chimes, percussion
  • Susan Hall — lead vocals 3,12
  • Todd Rundgren - lead vocals 3,12
  • Ronnie D’Addario — vocals 1,13
  • Jody Stephens — drums 2
  • Thomas Murphy — vocals on tracks 7,12
  • Natalie Mering — vocals 12
  • Danny Ayala — vocals 13
  • Dale Struckenbruck - theremin 15
  • Strings: Benjamin Sher, Amy Noll, Dan Lamas, Alice Levine, Eric Allen, Adam Adler, Rachel Krieger
  • Horns/Woodwinds: Cameron Carrella, Greg DeAngclis, Alex Slomka, Rich Bomzer, Josh Dickerson, Brad Mulholland, Austin Alianiello, Joshua Kinney, Katie Scheele
  • Michael D'Addario - engineering
  • Brian D'Addario - orchestrations
  • Ronnie D'Addario – assistant engineer and recording consultant
  • Scott Hull – mastering

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.2/10[2]
Metacritic75/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
DIY     [5]
Gig Soup84/100[6]
The Guardian     [7]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[8]
NME     [9]
Paste7.4/10[10]
Pitchfork7/10[11]
The Skinny     [12]
Under the Radar          [13]

Go to School received favorable reviews from most music critics. On Metacritic, the album holds an average critic score of 75, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

References

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  1. ^ Go To School (LP liner notes). The Lemon Twigs. 4AD. 2018.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Go tTo School by The Lemon Twigs reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Reviews for Go To School by Lemon Twigs". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Go To School – The Lemon Twigs". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  5. ^ Wright, Lisa (24 August 2018). "The Lemon Twigs 'Go To School'". Gig Soup. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  6. ^ Hann, Michael (6 September 2018). "The Lemon Twigs 'Go to School'". Gig Soup. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  7. ^ Hann, Michael (24 August 2018). "The Lemon Twigs: Go to School review – ambitious chimp-centred baroque rock musical". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  8. ^ Horton, Ross (23 August 2018). "The Lemon Twigs go ape on the practically perfect Go To School". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  9. ^ Smith, Thomas (22 August 2018). "The Lemon Twigs – 'Go To School' Review". NME. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  10. ^ Danton, Eric R. (24 August 2018). "The Lemon Twigs: Go To School Review". Paste. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  11. ^ Sodomsky, Sam (25 August 2018). "The Lemon Twigs: Go To School". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  12. ^ Houston, John (29 August 2018). "The Lemon Twigs — Go to School". The Skinny. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  13. ^ Edwards, David (15 August 2018). "The Lemon Twigs: Go to School". Under the Radar. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

Category:The Lemon Twigs albums Category:4AD albums


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