THE LEMON TWIGS RELEASE NEW SINGLE + VIDEO: “2 OR 3”
Of the distinctly optimistic bouncy pop number, Brian says “we played for the first time in Buenos Aires last year and I woke up the next morning having dreamt the chorus.
It’s a rare thing for me and even rarer that I end up remembering the words. I had to interpret what “she’s lived 2 or 3 as many lives as me” meant. It made me think of a guy who wasn’t cultured or worldly enough for his girlfriend and had to pretend to be interested in fine art and history.”
Underneath its poppy exterior, Look For Your Mind!, contains an undercurrent of paranoia and suspicion. “I do think that now is a time of insanity,” admits Brian after pausing for thought. “You really have to hold onto your own mind if you don’t wanna lose it.”
New to this album is the inclusion of the live members Reza Matin (drums) and Danny Ayala (bass), as well as Eva Chambers of Tchotchke. With the D’Addario brothers, Brian and Michael, previously having handled everything in the studio themselves, this shows a newfound sense of freedom.
The ringing guitars of first single ‘I Just Can’t Over Losing You’ may create a familiarly pleasing mood, but when the bridge comes in at an unexpected time, the chorus is cut in half, and Brian and Eva’s harmonies build to its euphoric climax, the conventions for a pop song such as this are broken.
Pre-order ‘Look For Your Mind!’
Pre-order the album now on limited edition orange skies vinyl with a bonus demos & outtakes cassette, signed print, 18×24 inch poster, and button pack.
The Lemon Twigs are hitting the road this spring and summer on a North America, UK and IE tour that kicks off this month in Montreal, QC and wraps in June in San Diego.
Tour Dates:
04/24 – Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Beanfield
04/25 – Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall
04/27 – Ann Arbor, MI @ The Blind Pig
04/29 – Indianapolis, IN @ Turntable
04/30 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
05/01 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
05/02 – Chicago, IL @ Metro Chicago
05/04 – Newport, KY @ The Southgate House Revival
05/05 – Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
05/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
05/09 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club (Early Show)
05/18 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms
05/19 – Norwich, UK @ The Waterfront
05/20 – London, UK @ O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
05/22 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
05/23 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
05/24 – Newcastle, UK @ Boiler Shop
05/26 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street
05/27 – Belfast, UK @ Belfast Empire Music Hall
05/29 – Glasgow, UK @ Queen Margaret Union
05/30 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
06/11 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
06/12 – Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl
06/13 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
06/16 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s
06/17 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
06/19 – Santa Ana, CA @ GARDEN AMP
06/20 – San Diego, CA @ Music Box