{"id":7613,"date":"2026-05-06T16:54:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=7613"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:55:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:55:42","slug":"shindig-175-the-lemon-twigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=7613","title":{"rendered":"Shindig! #175 &#8211; The Lemon Twigs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>THE LEMON TWIGS\u2019 Michael and Brian D\u2019Addario open up to JON \u2018MOJO\u2019 MILLS about the realisation that COVID brought and how they\u2019ve since combined their talents and become more collaborative for album number six.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u201cThese types of songs are nowhere near as easy to put together as the listener may think\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Lemon Twigs - 2 or 3 (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T1sHIzZYxfY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If <em>Everything Harmony <\/em>offered solace at a time when many were feeling lonely and closed in, <em>Look For Your Mind!<\/em> echoes the sentiments felt today. \u201cThis time, half of the album is made up of simple love-based pop song lyric writing. We can&#8217;t claim that it&#8217;s any more than that, but the remainder hints at something else\u2026\u201d admits Michael. \u201cWhen all the secrets have been told \/ Your sordid past will then unfold \/ Your cards are laid out there in front of you\u201d, he sings on the title track. If on the face of it, \u2018Bring You Down\u2019 is a frat-rock novelty, it\u2019s actually somewhat deeper. \u201cI was thinking of Amazon workers who get spied on and fired if they make an effort to unionise,\u201d explains Brian. \u201cAnd the push to replace the already immiserated working class with AI. Even as an artist, you\u2019re in danger of being replaced in this new world the tech oligarchs are building. In a sense it\u2019s an old story, but it becomes more and more relevant as corporations continue to consolidate their power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Look For Your Mind by The Lemon Twigs [LIVE AT BOWERY BALLROOM, NYC]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3fjG4Cs8bTc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the album is not completely \u201cguitar-driven pop\u201d, the stylistic Michael began with \u2018My Golden Years\u2019 continues to grow. \u201cThese types of songs are nowhere near as easy to put together as the listener may think,\u201d he states firmly. \u201cYou can go very wrong very quickly in the overdub world. It\u2019s tempting to opt for something more complex, but it isn\u2019t always needed.\u201d The directness of \u2018My Heart Is In Your Hands Tonight\u2019 is a case in point. \u201cWhen we have Reza, me and Brian recording something live in Big Star mode, we&#8217;re not laying the foundation for an overdub scenario. These songs are meant to have space. Quite a few on this record already sounded as good as they could when we were playing live in the room. If we tried to add a texture, like a keyboard, it&#8217;d always muddy the water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSeven of the tunes were just Michael and I,\u201d continues Brian, \u201c\u2018Nothin\u2019 But You\u2019 and \u2018I Just Can\u2019t Get Over Losing You\u2019 had Eva joining us on bass and vocals, like on the single earlier this year. The rest of the tracks had Reza on drums, with Danny joining inon \u2018Bring You Down\u2019 and \u2018You\u2019re Still My Girl.\u2019 They helped us finally capture that vital live sound on record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Lemon Twigs - I Just Can&#039;t Get Over Losing You (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TqCUlPDcPoE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBut there are always going to be songs where there are studio experiments, like Brian&#8217;s \u2018Gather Round\u2019. It&#8217;s a McCartney type thing, \u201cadd Michael, \u201cbut yes, we were trying to open ourselves up to using other people because the last record was really just Brian and I.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>For lots more from and on The Lemon Twigs buy issue #175 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverbackpublishing.rocks\/product\/shindig_175\/\">here<\/a>, Subscribe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverbackpublishing.rocks\/product\/unlock-the-world-of-shindig-subscribe-today-and-access-every-issue-ever-published\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Order the album <a href=\"https:\/\/thelemontwigs.bandcamp.com\/album\/look-for-your-mind\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" 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