| Everything Harmony | ||||
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| Released | May 5, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | January–October 2021 [1] [2] | |||
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| Genre | Power pop, Baroque pop, jangle pop | |||
| Length | 48:00 | |||
| Label | Captured Tracks | |||
| Producer | The Lemon Twigs | |||
| The Lemon Twigs chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Everything Harmony | ||||
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Everything Harmony is the fourth studio album by American rock band the Lemon Twigs, released on May 5, 2023, through Captured Tracks. It was self-produced by the band and received positive reviews from music critics. Starting in January, the album was preceded by the singles "Corner of My Eye", "Any Time of Day", "In My Head", and "Every Day is the Worst Day of My Life". [1]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 87/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[4] |
| The Guardian |
[5] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7/10 [6] |
| NME |
[1] |
| PopMatters | 8/10 [7] |
| Under the Radar |  
[8] |
Everything Harmony received a score of 87 out of 100 based on 12 critics' reviews on review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". [3] Connor Shelton of The Line of Best Fit stated that the duo "push[ed] themselves toward intriguing new paths" on the album, and while the "first third of the LP shows a band more focused than ever, the lack of playfulness proves a detriment going into the middle chunk" of the album. [6] PopMatters wrote that "their new batch of songs is so derivative of the early to mid-1970s that on first listen to it, it can be hard to hear past the influences", but that the band "echo, and, at times, even improve on those influences with such convincing skill and ebullient spirit that they demand we take them more seriously". [7] Erica Campbell of NME described Everything Harmony as "a melodic and imaginative romp" on which they make "a sound of their own". Campbell added: "when you consider that the album was recorded, produced and engineered solely by the D'Addario brothers, it adds even more weight to the fact that they could create songs that harken back to classics without sounding too derivative". [1]
Reviewing the album for Under the Radar, Ian Rushbury found it to be "not a radical departure from their delightfully rear facing sound" and the duo "have a simpler approach [as] the music they like is reflected in the songs they write, it just happens to be from an era which the cool kids haven't found yet". [8] Ben Beaumont-Thomas of The Guardian opined that the duo "have never mined the past more effectively than on this fourth album", writing that their "biggest touchstone is the beautifully harmonised existential dread of the Beach Boys post- Pet Sounds flop era: rarely has stark despair (one song is called Every Day Is the Worst Day of My Life) sounded so lovely". [5] Fred Thomas of AllMusic felt that the album has the duo "changing directions yet again, turning the volume down and exploring a more sentimental side of their '70s-informed songwriting style", with its "especially gentle songs" like "Any Time of Day" demonstrating "the band's progression the most". [4]
Commercial performance
The album appeared at number 78 on the midweek UK Albums Chart dated May 8, 2023. [9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by the Lemon Twigs
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "When Winter Comes Around" | 4:42 |
| 2. | "In My Head" | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Corner of My Eye" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Any Time of Day" | 2:51 |
| 5. | "What You Were Doing" | 4:33 |
| 6. | "I Don't Belong to Me" | 2:59 |
| 7. | "Every Day Is the Worst Day of My Life" | 3:25 |
| 8. | "What Happens to a Heart" | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Still It's Not Enough" | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Born to Be Lonely" | 4:26 |
| 11. | "Ghost Run Free" | 3:09 |
| 12. | "Everything Harmony" | 3:43 |
| 13. | "New to Me" | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 48:00 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Everything Harmony album liner notes. [2]
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The Lemon Twigs
Additional musicians
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The Friction Quartet Production
Artwork
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Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| French Albums ( SNEP) [10] | 154 |
| Scottish Albums ( OCC) [11] | 6 |
| UK Independent Albums ( OCC) [12] | 6 |
References
- ^ a b c d Campbell, Erica (May 4, 2023). "The Lemon Twigs – Everything Harmony review: a melodic and imaginative romp". NME. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
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e Everything Harmony (LP liner notes).
The Lemon Twigs.
Captured Tracks. 2023. CT-358.
{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) - ^ a b "Everything Harmony by The Lemon Twigs Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ a b Thomas, Fred. "The Lemon Twigs – Everything Harmony Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ a b Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (May 5, 2023). "The Lemon Twigs: Everything Harmony review – rarely has stark despair sounded so lovely". The Guardian. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ a b Shelton, Connor (May 5, 2023). "The Lemon Twigs: Everything Harmony Review – refined and toned down sound | Indie". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ a b "The Lemon Twigs: Everything Harmony (Album Review)". The Line of Best Fit. May 8, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ a b Rushbury, Ian (May 4, 2023). "The Lemon Twigs: Everything Harmony (Captured Tracks) – review". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Update Top 100: 08 May 2023 – 14 May 2023". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 19, 2023)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 13, 2023.