Songs for the General Public explained
Songs for the General Public is the third studio album by American rock band The Lemon Twigs. It was released on August 21, 2020 by 4AD.[1] It was co-produced by Jonathan Rado of indie rock band Foxygen.[2] The release was due for May 1, 2020 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
The album consists of 12 tracks written and performed mostly by brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario.
Critical reception
Songs for the General Public received favorable reviews from most music critics. On Metacritic, the album holds an average critic score of 75, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Songs for the General Public album liner notes.[5]
The Lemon Twigs
- Brian D'Addario – vocals, ARP synthesizer, bas-dessus, cello, composer, drums, DX-7, E-Bow, guitar, Minimoog, mix control, piano, Prophet-5, string arrangements, woodwind arrangement
- Michael D'Addario – vocals, ARP Strings, bass, bells, cello, composer, drums, guitar, mix control, piano, string arrangements, tambourine, vocal arrangement, woodwind arrangement, Wurlitzer
Additional musicians
- Jonathan Rado – synthesizer
- Sean Dancy – vocal arrangement
- Michael Alampi – flute
- Maite Christi Francios – vocals
- Yolando Dancy – vocals
- Kanisha Moten – vocals
- Kaitlin Wolfberg – violin
- Daryl Johns – drums
- Vittorio Mura – baritone saxophone
- Santosh Sharma – tenor saxophone
- Elijah Shiffer – saxophone
Production
- Brian D'Addario – producer
- Michael D'Addario – producer, engineer
- Jonathan Rado – additional production, engineer
- Kevin Basko – engineer
- Rias Reed – engineer
- Carl Bespolka – assistant engineer
- Andrew Hunt – assistant engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Joe Nino-Hernes – lacquer cut
Artwork
- Michael D'Addario – art direction, layout
- Alison Fielding – art direction, layout
- Michael Hili – photography
- Jayme Paradiso – hair
- Jessica McFarland – wings
Notes and References
- Web site: The Lemon Twigs announce new album 'Songs For The General Public' and share 'The One' . Moore . Sam . 2 March 2020 . . 15 February 2022 . 10 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210110090224/https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-lemon-twigs-announce-new-album-songs-for-the-general-public-and-share-the-one-2619353 . live .
- Web site: The Lemon Twigs 'Songs For The General Public' Credits . 21 August 2020 . . 15 February 2022 . 15 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220215145508/https://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-for-the-general-public-mw0003365047/credits . live .
- Web site: The Lemon Twigs: 'Songs For The General Public' . 21 August 2020 . . 15 February 2022 . 2 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102154333/https://4ad.com/releases/916 . live .
- Web site: Metacritic . 21 August 2020 . . 15 February 2022 . 23 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200823011106/https://www.metacritic.com/music/songs-for-the-general-public/the-lemon-twigs . live .
- Songs for the General Public . LP liner notes . . . 2020 . 4AD0229LP.
