Matt Wellham
After years of photographing and filming the London music scene, Matt’s now based in Sydney, Australia. A lover of the post-punk and alternative movement, he can usually be found in the grassroots venues, camera in one hand and a beer in the other.
The Lemon Twigs release new single ‘2 or 3‘, a woozy, bouncy trip down memory lane, along with the announcement of upcoming album ‘Look For Your Mind!‘
The Lemon Twigs, the project of Long Island, NY brothers Michael and Brian D’Addario, have shared ‘2 or 3’, the latest single from their recently announced album, ‘Look For Your Mind!’, due May 8th.
Open up the record player, spin ‘2 or 3’ and ask your friends if it’s a 60s pop track. I’d bet you’d trick a good number of them into thinking they were listening to The Monkees or another 60s staple.
The single continues to develop the band’s nostalgic sound, casting a dreamy trip with its floating flute melodies, blending beautifully with harmonies that would make The Beach Boys stop and listen.
It’s fun, whimsical and a perfect companion to the spring time blossoms that are beginning to appear.
On the bouncy pop number, Brian says “we played for the first time in Buenos Aires last year and I woke up the next morning having dreamt the chorus. It’s a rare thing for me and even rarer that I end up remembering the words. I had to interpret what “she’s lived 2 or 3 as many lives as me” meant. It made me think of a guy who wasn’t cultured or worldly enough for his girlfriend and had to pretend to be interested in fine art and history.”
Underneath its poppy exterior, ‘Look For Your Mind!’ contains an undercurrent of paranoia and suspicion. “I do think that now is a time of insanity. You really have to hold onto your own mind if you don’t wanna lose it,” says Brian.
The Lemon Twigs are hitting the road this spring and summer on a North America, UK and IE tour that kicks off this month in Montreal, QC and wraps in June in San Diego. Tickets are available now via thelemontwigs.com.
Tour Dates:
18/05 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms
19/05 – Norwich, UK @ The Waterfront
20/05 – London, UK @ O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
22/05 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
23/05 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
24/05 – Newcastle, UK @ Boiler Shop
26/05 – Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street
27/05 – Belfast, UK @ Belfast Empire Music Hall
29/05 – Glasgow, UK @ Queen Margaret Union
30/05 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 2