Why The Lemon Twigs' ‘Everything Harmony’ was my album of the year (2023)
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- The Lemon Twigs (brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario) released an incredible album in 2023 called Everything Harmony. It's like a stunning mix of the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, and many other classic artists.
You've gotta check it out.
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0:00 - Intro
2:14 - The Lemon Twigs
5:49 - Everything Harmony
19:36 - Conclusion
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Never heard of this band but I paused the video halfway through and listened to the album and yeah, I'm in love. Thank you for these types of videos Elliot
Definitely go back and listen to their previous records, as well. They're incredible.
I have all their past records. Amazing songwriters. Buy all of them without thought if you can appreciate this sort of stuff.
Great band. Reminds me of Jellyfish.
Exactly what I did!
Yep! I did the same thing! ✋🏻
Guys Elliot Robert’s posted
Quick! Stop everything you're doing! Elliot uploaded a video! Alert the masses! Gather everyone here so we may watch the video!
Elliot Rogers posted guys
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Really?
We love the Lemon Twigs here! Thanks for covering them so well!!
What ABLY HOUSE!!! LOVE your instrumentals
Love your videos ! 😎
Please do an instrumental of Any Time Of Day
"What You Were Doing" is like a lost Radio City-era Big Star gem to me. personal favorite song on the record
They’ve got Jody playing on one of the songs on Go to School!
I got into the Lemon Twigs about six months before Everything Harmony came out, so as I do, I bought all the previous albums and immersed myself in their world. Everything Harmony is a 60s and 70s blend of melancholy and bright pop with lovely harmonies.
And it’s their best album
"When Winter Comes Around" was probably my most-played song last year. I got slightly obsessed with it - as you say at the end, it's not as simple as "they don't make em like that anymore!" because there have been so many nostalgia-drenched acts who cosplay the style without being able to match the amazing songwriting of the original era. But this is just a damn good song, and a song that would've still sounded great if it was released in the time it emulates.
Exactly! I saw a recent interview where they’re asked how they feel about being considered a retro act. They pointed out that the music is all new. New lyrics, new progressions, new melodies. They obviously have a lot of old-timey influences, but it’s uncool to discard it as some kind of tribute act and ignore that the musical quality is on a level we perhaps haven’t seen since. Recognition aside; the D’Addario brothers are the Lennon-McCartney of today.
Can’t argue with either of you. The Lemon Twigs are an astounding duo. To say they “evoke” any other era or sound is to demean the sophistication they bring to song writing, arranging and playing. They’ve created a kind of dreamscape to which I happily return.
Begging for a pet sounds video, but I’m excited to watch this one!
OMG THE LEMON TWIGS i literally never expected you to make a video on them (go to school is one of my all time favourite albums)
Just found this channel today as a massive Beatles and McCartney fan, watched hours of your videos and get treated to a post the very same day!!! Thank you for all your research and insight in all your amazing videos.
I've loved the Lemon Twigs since 2017. The KEXP version of Queen of My School is something I watch back all the time
that’s when i got into them too!! i’ve been saying the kexp version kicks the studio version’s ass since the studio version came out lol
@@trystero1729 I was so disappointed when I heard the studio version of queen of my school lmao. Did not live up to my expectations from their live versions. I even ordered a japanese import of do hollywood back in 2017 for way too much money bc it had a demo of queen of my school. The demo ended up being almost identical to the go to school version, which is nowhere near as good
"When Winter Comes Around", just a pure John Denver vocal display and feel . Amazing
You legitimately sold me on this band within a couple of minutes
YES I've been obsessed with this record ever since I saw theneedledrop review it. For some reason all of your videos seem super personalized to my interests lmao
the fact that new to me was about dementia FUCKED me up
I know!! In my opinion it’s one of the most beautiful and heartbreaking songs of all time, especially with that in mind
I'm actually shocked you hadn't heard of The Lemon Twigs before Everything Harmony! I'm so glad we're on the same wavelength though so I get videos like this!!
You are extremely good at articulating what works about a song. Looking forward to more uploads from you!
Oh my gosh Elliot, this was a fine introduction (for me) to The Lemon Twigs.
Harmonies like Alessi - love it.
It's wonderful that fine music is with us still.
Thanks for taking the time.
"The Free Design," eh? Impressed anyone still remembers them! Nice.
One of the best bands of the 60s. I can't think of a vocal band that compares.
I just finished watching this amazing post and reading all the comments. But there is one huge omission. The D'Addario boys produced my favorite album of 2023 - the debut album by Tchochke. Three girls from Long Island who channel all the same vibes + a Bangles, Blondie, and Ronettes vibe. You must check them out. Listen to "How I Wish You Were A Girl" first and then enjoy the rest of the album.
Ah, right - one of the brothers dates the... drummer? The one who was in Pinky Pinky. I keep meaning to check out more Tchochke. Thanks for the comment, it's a reminder.
Tchotchke are unbelievably kick-ass!
Came here while fangirling out to the Lemon Twigs. “Everything Harmony” blew me away, compelled me to reach back into their considerable catalog and roll around in their extraordinary work. The sophistication of their arrangements blows me away.
It’s refreshing to engage real, right in the feels music that doesn’t sound like it came out of some trend or a mega producer’s head. Glad to hear you heap praise on the Lemon Twigs because they deserve millions more fans and every accolade they receive-and the success to go with them. ❤
Great to see some love for the Twigs!
"Corner of my eye" is one of the best songs ever written IMO
The guys are brilliant and hopefully get a real break soon.
The Lemon Twigs were in my top 5 of 2023, and I was honoured enough to receive a thank you message from the band!
I want to thank you, Elliot, because you introduced me to Weyes Blood (also in my top 5), you share my love for The Beatles (no. 1 several years running) - and now you show impeccable taste in the Lemon Twigs!
I watched this on release and had heard of them but never listened to them.
Thank you for this video. Everything Harmony is already one of my favourote albums of all time. Can’t stop playing it.
I can’t believe I was lucky enough to come across this. This is an old iPhone SE that doesn’t even have SIM card. I hit the TH-cam icon and started scrolling. Most of the recommendations are about Star Wars or DCMarvel comics (movies and collectibles), do-it-yourself vids and anything 80’s as far as music gear (Kawai K4r, Yamaha PTX8) since I don’t know anyone else who has this stuff.
But this…. Is pure gold. As one commenter said (he went and bought the rest of their stuff after listening to Everything Harmony)…. I have the exact idea in mind.
In essence, your breakdown of this album is what drew me in, and their music sold itself. Mission achieved. You have a new fan of both yourself and the Lemon Twigs. Thanks for lending to a bright spot in my otherwise sub-par day.
thank you for shining a light. i'm 61 and this album took me back to my TOTALLY 70's childhood.
yes, the two B's and simon and garfunkle, but also partidge, csny... basically everything harmony. ;)
Mate, I'm so glad you're a fellow Twigsian. I remember reading a Guardian article in 2016, basically saying 'I Wanna Prove To You' is the perfect new song for classic McCartney fans. And they were right. But it was only Everything Harmony that made by love the band as much as I did in the Do Hollywood era. So glad to see such a long video on this awesome album, and I'm sure the band will see it.
Love how you did this as a passion project to get out first, to motivate you to finish off the Ringo Ranked lol.
Thanks for this video, I’m not a big fan of modern pop rock bands. But this made me check them out on Spotify and I was impressed.
Saw the thumbnail for this and ignored it. Heard them on the radio the next day and now I am back. Life works in mysterious ways😅
Longtime Rundgren fan here. Really enjoying gradually discovering this band. Thanks for the insights!
I love the depth of your analysis here, you really get them. I'm a musician myself, and old enough to be their Dad, but feel like a kid listening to their wonderful music. I saw them on Colbert in 2017 as an introduction and fell in love with Do Hollywood. I actually stopped listening (dumb I know) to them in 2018, and then last Spring I ran across Anytime of Day on TH-cam and was smitten again. This time I bought their whole catalog (except for Brothers of Destruction which is hard to find) and when I heard Everything Harmony, I was gob smacked. I also saw three of their shows last year in Chicago, Louisville and San Francisco. I also chatted with Brian and Michael and Reza and Danny after the shows. They are just really humble and approachable guys too. Yes, I'm a superfan :)
Yes! So glad you're covering these guys. I discovered them in 2019 and they've been an absolute favourite ever since. Excellent dissection of their work. Great video!
Thank you so much. This album has rocked me to my core believe me when I say I NEEDED this album
Very interesting and I look forward to hearing the album...so much talent...
I've been such a huge fan of their music since Go To School came out. Their work just ticks every single box for me. I'm so happy to see they're finally getting the attention they deserve. Just saw the insta story they shared with the link to this video and I was so pleasantly surprised when it directed me to your channel. Thank you for making such an in-depth video about them.
We love the Lemon Twigs!!
We appreciate how well you articulate your insights. You'll always have our support.
I just stumbled on this. And my response to it is, akin to a person finding a prophet or messiah. The Lemon Twigs embody everything that was great about 70’s and 60’s music, and it’s like a Bible that they’re preaching from, to me. I instantly love them.
I saw your video and decided to check them out. I’m really pleased that I did. Great call. These guys can write, sing, play, and produce. They draw off the influences of my generation, opposed to their own. Undoubtedly the influence of their Father and his generation. These guys are excellent songwriters and singers. Thank you for turning me on to them.
Thank you for sharing this. I will be checking Everything Harmony out.
I've been obsessed with The Twigs shortly after they released Do Hollywood and I'm about the same age as them so I feel like we have been growing together. Their music was the soundtrack of my university years and also helped me in difficult times. I had the fortune to see them live last year in San Diego and it was fantastic, super energetic and talented guys. Now I'm obsessed with They Don't Know How to Fall In Place, literally can't stop listening to that track, and what can I say about My Golden Years... I feel like they wrote that song to me!! Anyways, I'm convinced that their next record is gonna be amazing and I can't wait to listen to it.
Saludos desde México, Ellitot 🎸
It's so nice to have a video about new music every once and a while. I have been looking for some new music recently. So thanks for this
Really glad you’ve made this video. This band is the true heir to the Beatles and the Beach Boys.
You nailed it!!! Ive been a fan of the Twigs since Go Hollywood came out and I have been fortunate to work with them while producing their touring bassist Danny Ayala (check out Dr. Danny and The Patients "Power Moves") and they are all the real deal .. Thank you for helping spread the gospel!!!
Best music review I've ever encountered on TH-cam. Thanks.
Thank you Elliot! You're right on the money. You really get it! Very astute observations and a well done awesome video.
What a breath of fresh air!!! Thanks Elliot for making and sharing this video on The Lemon Twigs 👍👌
This is a fantastic album! One of my favorite of last year as well. I’m so glad you made a video on it
Downloaded and loving it. Elliot strikes again!
Thank you so much for sharing this recording. I rarely enjoy multiple songs in a single recording and this is one I will revisit like an old friend.
Wow - thanks so much! This is a discovery. Definitely a band for me.
This was fantastic! Really well edited and arranged. Of course, you had the most amazing subject in today's music.
I’m so glad this video exists! I’ve been into the Twigs since 2017 and have been watching you since your first video, and I always hoped you’d discover them one day. It was so fun to watch someone gush about this band in the same way that I do :)
Thanks Elliot - brilliant review. My favourite album of 2023 also and in my top 10 of all time.
i'm listening to the album for the first time and i'm loving every song. thanks for making this video!
Yes THANK YOU so much Elliot! I’ve been searching for something like this. Seriously thanks! 😃
I was listening to Richard Beato's TH-cam show. He was interviewing Michael Macdonald about his career and the conversation lead into the how music is today - (mostly due to the control of dollar motivated and single minded producers). Richard Beato ask Michael Macdonald if he felt there was any outstanding young artists today (as they were talking about the harmony that is so absent in music these days) and Michael Macdonald mentioned (The Lemon Twigs) and here I am. Thank God these young men have embraced music with the intention to reveal all it is and can be. I grew up in the generation of music which Elliot Roberts is referring to (which I am so thankful for) and seems to inspire The Lemon Twigs and then some. I am so glad to now know about them - for me its like finding a vast river of cool running water - in a barren and dry land.
I was made aware of the Lemon Twigs at the time of their first album when I first heard them on KEXP live... Been a fan ever since!!!!
This is exciting. I have heard the name but before this morning, never heard the sound. I'm in. I will listen to the full album and "get back" to you.
GODDAMN. This is really, REALLY special!! GREAT find!!
What an incredible review of the great album. Thank you!! I too love this album and grew up on the Beatles, Byrds and Beach Boys.
Fantastic video and great, needed analysis on an underrated band. You're quickly becoming one of my favorite video creators!
Wow, that was an excellent video. You’ve sold me, I gotta get that album. Glad you got suggested to my feed.
I don‘t think anybody that knows this channel had any doubts about Elliott loving the lemon twigs and this great album. No surprise there. : )
your videos help me so much through tough times. thank you Elliot.
i love getting recs for modern music that hits that retro vibe! i was immediately sold when you talked about "analog warmth" - it's something that really matters to me but that i often feel silly talking about. can't wait to listen!!
Excellent video!! Im so jealous you got to see the twigs live, I've been waiting for them to come near me but it's just not happening. Love to see this album get the love & deep analysis it deserves. You did a great job bringing elements of these songs to the forefront that I hadn't noticed before, even though this was one of my most played albums of 2023. Now I'm craving another listen! Although I can't lie, I'm really excited for this new album to reintroduce more of that glam edge.
Would love more videos about modern bands-the lemon twigs are definitely a cut above the rest there are great artists out there in a similar lane like Cut Worms, The Nude Party, Mapache, Purr, John Andrews, Dean Johnson, etc..
Thank you for introducing me to these guys. I am glad you mentioned their stage presence, it is something I appreciate more these days with fewer great front men. I look forward to seeing them when they come around. I think Luke Spiller from The Struts is a great frontman that works his butt off every show.
Thank you, Eliot, for introducing me to the band of the 20s.
I cannot get enough Lemon Twigs!
This is the first time I've ever heard about The Lemon Twigs and Im already in love with their music. Thank goodness I clicked on this video. Ive been looking for a band or group that I guess takes from the music of the past and brings them to modern day to create their own stuff. The fact that their main inspiration is stuff like the Beatles and the Beach Boys is just the cream on top since I love their music too.
Much love! ❤😊
I stumbled upon these guys at Outside Lands in San Francisco around 7(?) years ago? I heard them but couldn't see them for the dust and trees. :) I followed my ears and was impressed with not only the incredible music and vocals but the high energy, super fun glammy performance as well. They are special!
Great review, thank you very much.
I’m old and also old-school and I really appreciate this, thanks!
I can’t get enough of the Lemon Twigs❤
Elliot, thank you so much for your such wonderful videos.
Man, between this and the Love You video, you're hitting all my sweet spots, Elliot!
Congrats on discovering the Twigs this past year; I first heard them when they released "The One" back in 2020 and I've been hooked like a fish on the line ever since. Like you sort of addressed, it's not even the retraux stylings specifically (I'd like to think I'm modestly capable of going backwards and forwards, and in any case, I can't help but bristle at that archetypical "ALL NEW MUSIC IS BAD!!1" blanket putdown whenever it rears its head), it's the fact that they're just so damn good at what they've chosen to do. Thanks for sharing!
You only briefly touched upon "My Golden Years", but it's already become my favorite song by them, and that's really saying something. The lyrical theme of seizing upon a closing window of opportunity despite past failures is gorgeously and universally articulated; the jangling, propulsive, harmony-laden backing track provides a perfect blend of longing and drive to complement it; it finds the time to slip all sorts of twists and turns into its structure (including, yes, an inevitably Beach Boys-comparable vocal round); Michael's lead effortlessly runs the vocal gamut, culminating in his excellent range-spanning delivery of the final chorus and tag… 2 days into 2024, I already had my anthem for the rest of the year. Cannot recommend it enough; it embodies every one of the compliments you gave them through this video. I adored Everything Harmony (and of course, everything before it), and All We Know's first two singles have me tremendously excited for the rest the LP has to offer.
Looking forward to whatever's next!
(Just one last aside, I promise: I had the good fortune of talking with the Twigs for a bit after a concert back in 2021, and I remember being struck by how chill and soft-spoken the two of them were. Was really nice to discuss the music, et. al with them, particularly in terms of the then-only-half-recorded material for what became Everything Harmony. Thanks again, you two!)
Bought the record before the end of your video, this is awesome, thanks for the superb review man!
This album is a modern masterpiece. Period. I am so excited for their upcoming record!
Their next album (May 2024) is going to be even bigger!
Great stuff mate thanks for this.
Yes! Love this kind of content - I love finding new music ❤️🎶
I always thought they were too effette, so I ignored them. But after hearing the new album, I'm hooked. Great stuff!
Great Review. I've been a fan since I first heard them but did not know about this album at all. Thanks fro all the info !!
Well done, Elliot. What a lovely review. Heartfelt and comfortable to my ears.. This is a review about a band I've only ever heard of. But now, a band I won't forget. The Lemon Twigs. Is this what the Beatles were repeatedly saying? All that you really need is love.
Great review. Thanks for letting us know about them.
Thanks for this video, Elliot! The Twigs can't get enough attention! Been listening to them for about 5-6 years I think, and got hooked ever since. The Everything Harmony album is also my favorite of last year and an absolute masterpiece. Given their age, though, I'm sure there's a lot more (and maybe even better) to come 🤩 Can't wait to see them live one day!
Wow. Great review. The music I search for. Harmonies.. talented musicianship.... great lyrics. Thanks for the introduction . I subscribed .
Thanks for the heads up... gonna go give it a listen!!
EXCELLENT video for such an incredible album. The Lemon Twigs are the best - so glad I saw them in Aus last year too!!
Excellent! Thank you so much !
I needed this! The Lemon Twigs are amazing. I've followed them since their debut album but totally dropped the ball on Everything Harmony. Check them out live if you ever get the chance. They have an incredibly wild spirit on stage.
Nice one Lemon Twigs are the shit. That’s what was so refreshing about the Fleet Foxes in 07’-09’. Ofc they’re in a slightly more pastoral lane. Check out Twin Peaks - Look out Low. Good mix of the old and new
Edit: also Michael plays Ethan Hawke’s son in Sinister
Awesome surprise seeing a Lemon Twigs video from you, I totally agree with this whole take!
Love The Lemon Twigs and this album! Great video Elliot!
I just subscribed to Lemon Twigs, and you. I'm a 65 year old guy, but the song/video "In My Head" was me, back in 1977. These guys are LENNON/MCCARTNEY good.
I found them randomly through that apple radio thing that used to be on apple music right before their 1st album. I've been a fan, great video!
So happy you are doing a video on the Lemon Twigs. this is the best
I had never heard of this band and WOW you really sell this album! About to save and give it a listen :)
Nice, it makes perfect sense that you would love this record! "Any Time Of Day" is my favourite by a landslide. Just beautiful. Happy to hear you sharing the good word of the Lemon Twigs with your audience!
Thankd for the new obsession Elliot! I cant get enough of these twigs!
Great review! Well Done!