The Lemon Twigs twopreviousCaptured Tracks albums, A Dream Is All We Know(2024) and Everything Harmony (2023), certainlyindicatedsomething of a groundzero in theirthenfive albumcareer. It was the beginning of making records that wewould listen to ourselves, says Michael DAddario, the younger Twig brother, nowaged 26. By the time of A Dream Is All We Know and the future Michael classic MyGolden Years,The Lemon Twigs new era had truly begun. And now comes the thirdLemon Twigs album for Captured Tracks, LookForYourMind!,which underneath itspoppy exteriorcontainsan undercurrent of paranoia and suspicion.Opening with title track LookForYour Mind,a jangly Michael number, the listeneris introduced to the guitar-driven harmony sound that is thecenteringtheme of thealbum. Much of what was achieved on A Dream Is All We Know is here, just more laser focused.Itsclassic Twigs, indebted to the golden age of guitar pop, but in no wayslavish.

New to this album is the inclusion of live Twigs Reza Matin (drums) and Danny Ayala (bass), as well as Eva Chambers of Tchotchke, to the rhythm section. With the brothers previously having handled everything in the studio themselves, this shows a new-found sense of freedom. Gather Round is one of Look For Your Mind!s bigger productions. A Brian song with joyous orchestrations, it feels like a turn of the century campaign song. The writer is looking for an uncorrupted leader, but resolves that collective action is the only way forward. Musically its ornate and delightfully 1967, but the mood and sentiment is distinctly 2026. Every time we try to write something thats completely straightforward, we cant help adding an element which comes out of left field. explains Brian.

Brians Fire And Gold starts off with a ringing power pop riff before turning everything inside out. Its also the first song on the album to feature the powerhouse drummer Reza Matin, whom the brothers favorably compare to Big Stars Jody Stephens, The Raspberries Jim Bonfanti, and The Moves Bev Bevan. Closing side one on the vinyl record is Michaels beautiful ballad, Mean To Me, with vocals The Beach Boys would be happy to have committed to wax 60 years ago, care of Michael, Brian and Danny. The closer of the second side, Your True Enemy, completely throws a spanner in the works. We at first approached the song as a simple rock arrangement, but it didnt fit the moodiness of the lyric, states Brian. So thats when we started to get more experimental.The Lemon Twigs sixth studio album may at first seem like a direct continuation of the previous two, but it is also a lot more, with nods to the earlier records, a new found collective spirit, and most importantly great songwriting.

TRACKLIST:

1. LookForYour Mind

2. 2 or 3

3.NothinButYou

4. Gather Round

5. I JustCantGet OverLosing You

6. Fire and Gold

7. Mean to Me
8. Bring You Down

9.YeahI Do

10. I Hurt You

11.YoureStill My Girl

12. Joy

13. My Heart IsInYourHands Tonight

14. Your True Enemy