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9.0
106592
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Go to School is an artistic statement on a grand scale, and it cements their reputation as world-class songwriters
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8.4
106928
8.4 |
Gig Soup
Ridiculous in concept, somehow ‘Go To School’ is endearing throughout, poignant, impassioned, and perhaps would’ve been a smash if the D’Addario Brothers were born a few decades earlier
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8.3
106625
8.3 |
A.V. Club
It’s the kind of complicated release that rewards repeated listens
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8.0
106671
8.0 |
Paste Magazine
True, it’s a batshit crazy story, but the Lemon Twigs make it compelling, highly tuneful and undoubtedly more memorable than an album of indie-pop songs would have been
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8.0
106673
8.0 |
PopMatters
On Go to School, the Lemon Twigs have taken a lot of what made the first part of the 1970's vibrant and colorful and fascinating and applied those things to a contemporary work
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8.0
106711
8.0 |
Earbuddy
All we could ask for in a rock musical in 2018. It’s weird yet strangely satisfying. And parts of it are fairly deep
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8.0
106747
8.0 |
The Skinny
Go To School is musically outstanding; sincere and ridiculously entertaining, providing everything that modern-day rock has to offer
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8.0
106569
8.0 |
Uncut
A joyous, ridiculous journey that treads a perfect line between silly, funny and heart-breaking. Print edition only
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8.0
106570
8.0 |
Q
Thanks to their guileless sincerity and boundless invention, The Lemon Twigs manage to pull it off. Print edition only
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8.0
106558
8.0 |
Clash
A highly ambitious album and some may be wary of the concept, however, if you unpack it, there’s a touching tale within that can resonate with all
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8.0
106799
8.0 |
DIY
A genuine original
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7.5
106682
7.5 |
The 405
Magnificent, opulent, bizarre, and wholesome, Go To School is unlikely to be remembered as a hit-filled album but as an important stepping stone in the rock'n'roll rite of passage instead
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7.0
106620
7.0 |
Pitchfork
Recorded in their parents’ basement, the second album by Long Island brothers Michael and Brian D’Addario is a musical about a monkey that features Todd Rundgren as the primate’s father
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7.0
106561
7.0 |
Under The Radar
A 15-track, hour-long opus that is never dialled down any lower than mildly hysterical, it will trigger a fight or flight reflex in every listener
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7.0
106803
7.0 |
All Music
Leaving no ridiculous tangent or exaggerated flourish unexplored, the result is a larger-than-life spectacle grown from strange but excellent songwriting
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6.0
106560
6.0 |
NME
Frustrating but endearing rock musical
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6.0
106612
6.0 |
The Guardian
Ambitious chimp-centred baroque rock musical
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6.0
106585
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Occasionally jarring but ultimately bananas and your enjoyment depends on how much monkeying around you can handle
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6.0
106779
6.0 |
Evening Standard
The Lemon Twigs’ instrumental abilities just about save the collection from being irritating
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5.0
106559
5.0 |
Loud And Quiet
If the D’Addario brothers’ flamboyant, glam-rock live chops did little to change your mind – you’ll have to be in a very different headspace right now to back ‘Go To School’
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4.0
106571
4.0 |
Mojo
A misstep--the sound of talented young musicians over-reaching to the point of unlistenability. Print edition only
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