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9.0
137414
9.0 |
Uncut
The LP opens with “My Golden Years”, a delectable mélange of Harrisonian 12-string riffs, Wilsonian harmonies and layer-cake hooks, and reaches its apex with the glorious Beach Boys homage “In The Eyes Of The Girl”, with Sean Ono Lennon co-producing and playing bass. Print edition only
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9.0
137711
9.0 |
Far Out
It is a firm and fully realised album executed with certainty. It might not be absolutely perfect, but overall, the stunning performances eclipse any blemishes
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8.5
138173
8.5 |
Northern Transmissions
The Lemon Twigs have crafted something truly special with this release, blending the old and the new in a way that feels both timeless and innovative
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8.0
137415
8.0 |
Mojo
As with 2023's downbeat Everything Harmony, what might be a Beatles-beach-Boys-Big-Star data-scrape is elevated through high-calibre songwriting. Print edition only
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8.0
137417
8.0 |
Record Collector
Flows seamlessly, with no snags disrupting its mellow mood-tapestry, right up until final track Rock On (Over And Over) throws us a curveball by actually glamming out, Bolan-style, as if to say, “Here’s what you thought we were about”. Superb
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8.0
137418
8.0 |
NME
The brotherly duo’s ambitious fifth studio album sees them perfect their rock’n’roll pastiche, with a hint at an even brighter future
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8.0
137445
8.0 |
Spectrum Culture
They already proved they could recreate the sound of their idols, but with conceptual songwriting under their belt, they further distance themselves from the “imitator” label
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8.0
137498
8.0 |
Dork
It’s a testament to the enduring power of classic songwriting, and further solidifies the one word that could be used to describe this wonderful band: timeless
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7.5
137681
7.5 |
Under The Radar
The record sharpens their approach to a knife-edge; the album is so steeped in nostalgic atmosphere that it sounds like a lost artifact from Brian Wilson’s basement
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7.0
137538
7.0 |
PopMatters
The Lemon Twigs’ A Dream Is All We Know displays scholarly mastery of the complex techniques their forbears invented. The sheer musicality is prodigious
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7.0
137480
7.0 |
musicOMH
It’s not quite their Revolver, but who’s to say they won’t be releasing their very own Sgt Pepper by the time the year’s out?
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6.0
137419
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
The singing is as smooth as the top of a kitten's head
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6.0
137416
6.0 |
All Music
Mixes up its subjects of study but chooses obsessively detailed replication over the hints of originality and vulnerable emotions that start emerging when the Lemon Twigs let their guard down
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