2018 studio album by The Lemon Twigs
Go to School Released August 24, 2018 (2018-08-24 ) Length 59 :01 Label 4AD
"If You Give Enough" Released: 10 July 2018 (2018-07-10 )
"Small Victories" Released: 17 July 2018 (2018-07-17 )
"The Fire" Released: 14 August 2018 (2018-08-14 )
Go to School is the second studio album by American band The Lemon Twigs . It was released on August 24, 2018 through 4AD . Subtitled "a musical by the Lemon Twigs", it is a concept album about a chimpanzee raised as a human boy.
Track listing
All tracks are written by The Lemon Twigs
Title Lead vocals 1. "Never in My Arms, Always in My Heart" Michael D'Addario 2:59 2. "The Student Becomes the Teacher" M. D'Addario 3:09 3. "Rock Dreams" Susan Hall, with Todd Rundgren 5:39 4. "The Lesson" Brian D'Addario 3:13 5. "Small Victories" B. D'Addario 3:56 6. "Wonderin' Ways" B. D'Addario 2:46 7. "The Bully" B. D'Addario 3:44 8. "Lonely" M. D'Addario 3:41 9. "Queen of My School" M. D'Addario 4:40 10. "Never Know" Rundgren, with B. D'Addario & Hall 3:47 11. "Born Wrong/Heart Song" M. D'Addario 3:14 12. "The Fire" M. D'Addario 6:05 13. "Home of a Heart (The Woods)" B. D'Addario 4:11 14. "This Is My Tree" M. D'Addario 3:32 15. "If You Give Enough" B. D'Addario 3:08 16. "Go to School" (hidden track) M. D'Addario, with Ronnie D'Addario 1:17 Total length: 59:01
Personnel
Credits adapted from Go To School album liner notes.[ 8]
The Lemon Twigs
Brian D’Addario – orchestral arrangements, conductor, vocals, guitar, bass, double bass, drums, cello, piano, organ, banjo, mandolin, percussion
Michael D’Addario – vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano, banjo, chimes, percussion
Additional musicians
Jody Stephens – drums (2)
Alex Slomka – horns, woodwind
Austin Alianiello – horns, woodwind
Brad Mulholland – horns, woodwind
Cameron Carrella – horns, woodwind
Greg DeAngelis – horns, woodwind
Josh Dickerson – horns, woodwind
Joshua Kinney – horns, woodwind
Katie Scheele – horns, woodwind
Rich Bomzer – horns, woodwind
Susan Hall – lead vocals (3, 12)
Todd Rundgren – lead vocals
Adam Adler – strings
Alice Levine – strings
Amy Noll – strings
Benjamin Sher – strings
Dan Lamas – strings
Eric Allen – strings
Rachel Krieger – strings
Dale Stuckenbruck – theremin (13)
Ronnie D’Addario – vocals (1, 13)
Danny Ayala – vocals (13)
Natalie Mering – vocals (12)
Thomas Murphy – vocals (7, 12)
Production
Brian D’Addario – writer, producer, mixing
Michael D’Addario – writer, producer, mixing, engineer
Ronnie D’Addario – assisting engineer, music consultant/ recording consultant
Scott Hull – mastering
Artwork
Evan Laffer – art direction
Olivia Bee – photography
Charts
Accolades
Publication
Accolade
Rank
Ref.
The Times
Best Albums of 2018
N/A
Uncut
Top 75 Albums of 2018
36
References
^ "Metacritic Review" . Metacritic . Retrieved March 22, 2019 .
^ Thomas, Fred. "Go to School - The Lemon Twigs" . AllMusic . Retrieved March 22, 2019 .
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^ Wright, Lisa. "DIY Magazine's Album Review" . DIY Magazine . Retrieved March 22, 2019 .
^ Smith, Thomas (August 22, 2018). "NME Album Review" . NME . Retrieved March 22, 2019 .
^ R. Danton, Eric (August 24, 2018). "The Lemon Twigs: Go To School Review" . Paste . Retrieved March 22, 2019 .
^ Sodomsky, Sam (August 25, 2018). "Pitchfork's Album Review" . Pitchfork . Retrieved March 22, 2019 .
^ Go To School (LP liner notes). The Lemon Twigs . 4AD . 2018. 4AD0094LP.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "Lescharts.com – The Lemon Twigs – Go To School" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved March 22, 2019.
^ Hodgkinson, Will. "Best albums of 2018: from Janelle Monae and the Beatles to the 1975 and Kanye West" . The Times . Retrieved March 22, 2019 .
^ Sam Richards (December 21, 2018). "Uncut's best new albums of 2018" . Uncut . Retrieved May 1, 2021 .