With the 6th studio album by The Lemon Twigs, “Look For Your Mind!”, we are treated once again to a record positively teeming with psyched-out, poppy rock ballads that harken back to the halcyon era of Merseyside-influenced sunshine-tinted 60’s and 70’s acts. What else would one expect from one of their releases? This specific sound has become the main shtick of The Lemon Twigs, after all.
For better or for worse, when many people think of the band birthed from the collaborative efforts of brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario, they expect emulative work first and foremost. The power-pop duo have been compared to many acts, such as The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Kinks and Big Star, and not without reason. Their entire body of work seems to indicate a fervent passion for these luminary legacy acts. This romance for the past has been both used to heap praise onto their seemingly tireless commitment to recreating that era, as well as provide criticism of their perceived lack of originality. It’s a divisive approach, to be certain.
