Are The Lemon Twigs Genius or Frauds?

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

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[@stuarty8023]

Unrelated, but are you gonna be casting you're ears over the Gallagher/Squire number?

[@NinStardust]

IMHO, the studio needs a rug. A really gaudy 70’s disco style, orange and brown number. Though that could just be the general aesthetic of this video influencing my imagination 😅

[@thisiswhereamat]

Hello Justin long time viewer, I've never commented before but I have a request for a video. Could you review some Teddy Swims. Or Allen Stones. Or even better both. Keep up the great videos I have found loads more bands cause of your channel. Love it. I remember seeing The Darkness back when you first headlined Leeds festival it was a blast hope to see you this year.

[@bengreen171]

as well as the other influences you mentioned - I hear the Byrds in this song, and a dash of Freddie Mercury in the bridge.

[@jayhagstrom7188]

Holy cow! I adore this song. What a breath of fresh air! I love the sincerity, the presentation. It just gives me chills how awesome this is. I'm a big Raspberries, Millennium, Big Star, Beatles, Beach Boys, Left Banke fan, and this is all of the awesome stuff of those bands rolled up into a perfect song. I can't believe that someone put this out in 2024. It's great news! This musical sound is still ALIVE!

[@rloasby]

Lemon Twigs have covered Left Banke at their shows!

[@jonathanroyston-claire9930]

I do hope you also love Jellyfish?

[@BenneWill]

Some of the magic of their music... is the fact it's recorded to tape. Unlike most other bands (and don't know where they get the budget)... but they're mixing the entire thing in the analog realm. That adds a lot to their authenticity.

[@50-Fifty-Vintage]

I had the same reaction today upon hearing this song for the first time. It's been on repeat ever since, and I'm not sick of it yet. The arrangement, the harmonies, the lyrics... It's genius, and has such a positive vibe too. I also cannot believe this just came out this year -- they give me hope for the future of rock music.

[@ragismrotzrochen5776]

One of the best bands around today. Been a fan of them since their first breaking single "I Wanna Prove To You"... ❤️

[@themickeyslipper_brianoconnor]

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[@ragismrotzrochen5776]

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[@stephaniegarfield29142]

@@ragismrotzrochen5776 from an outside perspective, your initial comment absolutely reads like a bot.

[@paultrott-p6y]

How can anyone not like the Lemon Twigs?

[@SuziQ.]

They don’t sound bad, and I don’t dislike them, but they’re forgettable. I didn’t remember this song from 6 days ago, which is why I clicked, again.

[@robinfinetto5871]

They're not forgettable. I love them but I can see people hating them, sometimes they try and do too much.@@SuziQ.

[@SuziQ.]

@@robinfinetto5871 , I’m going by this video alone. Are there songs you recommend?

[@Ted_Devils]

Funny haircuts

[@stephaniegarfield29142]

I’d only seen that one music vid and found it boring, therefore didn’t look into them further… 🤷‍♀ now youtube has recommended this saccharine music-nerd analysis of that song, and now I’m even less interested in this band…. There’s your answer :)

[@TheTerrier]

Any Jellyfish fan will enjoy The Lemon Twigs

[@themayv6497]

They remind me of The Greenberry Woods. I quite enjoyed this track.

[@timbrownrigg5217]

Definitely has that roger manning falsetto

[@lowenbad]

I thought the same thing, but Lemon Twigs leans even harder into vintage production.

[@philiphodgesnz]

This is the truth

[@curly_wyn]

@@lowenbadwhich I love!

[@sherynp9340]

I love them. So many great songs and both brothers sing beautifully and play all instruments. It’s impressive to find music that sounds like this. Great Melodie’s/harmonies. The albums ‘Songs for the general public’ & ‘Everything Harmony’ are both my favourites at the moment. I can’t get enough of this band.

[@deborahanlon2323]

" Just Like Heaven"... The Cure❤

[@SuziQ.]

Great song, but I didn’t hear it in this one.

[@drmiguel3299]

7:48

[@Jaysthename]

@@SuziQ.The drum fill pattern is different in the Lemon Twigs song (one less beat) than in 'Just Like Heaven'. Of all the bits the brothers may have borrowed from other songs or bands, this isn't one, which is ironic. I think the drum fill simply brought the other to Justin's mind.

[@sandrahaight7278]

Wonderful to see you back after your wonderfully successful tour. Congrats The Darkness!! Bravo!! ❤️

[@musicalchairs777]

Mix of Nick Lowe, Rasberries, a little Beach Boys, Byrds, and some Freddie in vocals. Visually kind of Cheap Trick meets the Beatles on the set of HELP! This is the first new( to me ) band I've heard in a long while that I didn't have to make an effort to like. Thanks for turning us on to a great band!

[@196Arcangel]

You forgot to throw in a little of David Bowie in there too.

[@MultiPetercool]

@@196ArcangelNot to mention Todd Rundgren who is a fan.

[@hzgts308]

The Lemon Twigs caught my attention with their Jools performance. They're fantastic, Jussie!

[@DaniCalifornia85]

Can't believe I didn't know them 😮 this is really cool. Very 60s. Fun vibe. The studio looks great ✌🏼❤️

[@jeremiaherickson9]

Ill admit at the time I only heard one song by The Darkness and I hated it (but then I was a metal elitist back then). I'm going to go back and check out some albums. Justin seems like a really good guy and his taste in music is quite good.

[@jacq38401]

Yes, the back catalogue is very much worth listening to. I did the same thing. TD are a very underrated band, the level of musicianship is quite incredible. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

[@johnny88sunday]

Just remember that lyrically there's a lot of humour. I feel like there's a similarity with The Darkness and AC/DC, there's humour and a lot of almost irony in what they're doing while simultaneously smashing it musically. I think if you go in taking them too seriously you won't "get it", but if you go in with a clear mind you will

[@johnny88sunday]

Then in no time you'll be belting out your best falsetto at 11pm to Dinner Lady Arms

[@jacq38401]

@@johnny88sunday I agree with you, the humour is brilliant, has me in stitches! Justin is an amazing lyricist and conveyor of wit.

[@dynamicrange5374]

You have to appreciate the comedy. It's like Spinal Tap Tenacious D but done a bit more earnest

[@stephenmarsh3986]

It's a Hofner violin bass. Cool gear all round.

[@jacq38401]

Light hearted, great vocals and harmonies, sounds of The Byrds, Monkees and Beach Boys. What's not to like? Thanks for your analysis, Justin, made a nice change from yesterday's!!

[@omnipotent_arcanis]

Gosh I am happy to see videos from you and get to listen to your perspective of music.

[@thedreschcode5713]

Absolutely love this song and so glad you do too, Justin!!

[@TabiCash]

Just like heaven is the cure song! Its my favourite song. Please do a video reviewing the cure's music ❤ Btw I just attended your show last night in soho and loved it. Thanks for taking the time to speak to us. See you again in march!!

[@rknrlgrl6146]

Like them! I'm getting a Byrds vibe from them 😊

[@Becizzle]

Definitely the byrds

[@brianc-i2i]

@@Becizzle Try 'If You And I Are Not Wise' if you really want to hear them sounding like the Byrds!

[@marlordOfDoriath]

wow, I was just watching your previous review of the lemons! they are the best man, good choice.

[@funlittlefish]

Their commitment to real musicianship is evident in every note, and it's incredibly refreshing to see a new band that values both craftsmanship and melody. My only gripe is that it's a little TOO retro leaning, without being forward thinking enough.. That said it's as if they've tapped into a timeless reservoir of creativity, where substance and skill are at the forefront. There is a band from my home country doing similar things called The Doublejumps, I'd highly suggest listening to them too. Maybe there is hope for the next gen of rock? Who knows. I'm enjoying it though!

[@Tityretupatulae]

Oh my god give me a break. This guy has created 100+ fake profiles to promote his/her/their boring band under videos of literally every young band of today, lemon twigs included but not only them. Now they came up with a more refined strategy, writing a rant about lemon twigs to sound credibile, while in fact they are only promoting their band

[@Rocksarum]

05:39 The first happy clapping of 2024!!!🎉🎉🎉 👏👏...👏!!! Yayyyy

[@philipjennings3490]

Good Lord, the Hoff is teasing us with a little cheeky glimpse of his face, for the first time ever in these videos

[@gemspa73]

My favourite record so far this year, closely followed by the new Kula Shaker - Natural Magick, which you might want to hear, if you haven't already. Re The Lemon Twigs, when he shreds his voice towards the end, it's very Eric Carmen/Raspberries.

[@matcoffidis1135]

They have a beautiful sound. I hear bits of Beatles, Beach Boys, among others perhaps? Its a REALLY nice blend...❤

[@kevinturvey8213]

BONA FIDE GENIUSES!!! i can't believe their 2016 first album recorded when they were teenagers - it's mind blowing ! do yourselves a favour and check out their 4 albums to hear the astounding depth & breadth of their creative powers

[@hmulford3851]

They have an album only on KZbin, "What We Know", that was made two years before Do Hollywood and it's incredible as well! Totally recommend it.

[@timothyeadie7239]

Maybe for the fourth B, I also hear the Byrds in their harmony and guitar sound.

[@mylene_vlr]

At least we get to see David in his full glory now! A little bit closer would be ok too. But I really wonder where you've put all your previously displayed pictures, posters and other little things? It looked fine to me before. I liked all the things. The brown wall just looks very brown now, especially with the same brown sideboard and floor too. I liked the lighter accents in the background.

[@D_Tuned]

It's Raspberries 2.0. The lead singer is doing his best Eric Carmen and it sounds great. Keep it coming! 😃

[@keithsilva8042]

Thats what I said Please go all the way

[@marshalllittle2098]

I kinda got a big of a Big Star/younger than yesterday era Byrds vibe from this. Raspberries kick ass also

[@sues6944]

I hear The Byrds - the fourth B! Maybe without so much folk guitar, but definitely a 60's vibe there. Harmonising like on Turn, Turn, Turn and Eight Miles High. In fact on listening to Eight Miles High again after a long time, it is so quintessentially psychedelic and yes I checked, there is a Rickenbacker or two in there.

[@shiftybat7318]

I am far too ADD-brained to even fathom approaching that Brian Wilson/Jellyfish level of vocal layering but that doesn't curb my appreciation. Sometimes you want to paint in monochrome like Scott Walker and sometimes you want Polyphonic Spree colors.

[@sandrahaight7278]

A mash up of specialness for sure. The Lemon Twigs. 👏

[@sido4215]

Going to see them in the summer. Can't wait.

[@giantpurplebrain]

You live in Switzerland! I always assumed these inspirational broadcasts were coming from King's Lynn. Wherever you're beaming from Justin - we love ya.

[@mnemosftb]

I love to see the Lemon Twigs getting more and more recognition!

[@suneyeintuition4315]

You know I was smiling the entire time. Thank you for covering them again. Aren't they.the absolute best?? 😊🤩😁 Yes they are brothers. Brian born 1997 and Michael born 1999. I had to tell Brian he was a baby when I was in high school after their show. 😆 In the video, the part where they are going to buy a suit reminds me of that scene in the movie Carrie when they are going to buy Tommy Ross a tux for the prom and his friend is all like "I don't have a tuxedo body and I don't like ruffles." Even the camera angle is similar, I wonder if they were thinking of that or referencing that. The part at the beginning where they are standing side by side, I feel like they have to be referencing "I Want It All" by Queen. Individually, they are two of my favorite vocalists. Two other songs that display their individual vocal ability: Brian on "Corner Of My Eye" and Michael on a live version of "Hog" which can be found here on KZbin. It's just him on piano, Brian on guitar. They blow me away with how great they sound, just the two of them. I hope you get to see them live very soon. When you spoke with Dan, and he mentioned the Twigs, of course someone posted that video to their fan group (not me, someone beat me to it!). Their mom Susan commented that you and Dan quote, "seem like very nice and cool guys!" She also posted an article of your brother listing his favorite festival bands and the Twigs were one of them. Thanks again, they're one of my absolute favorites and I adore them. Wonderful live band. Michael gives great hugs too. 🩵😄

[@zoraz4867]

Happy happy music!!! They, for some, reason, are throwing Bad Nerves vibes if Bad Nerves were from the 60s-90s indie, easy pop etc lol. It's their look and fab energy!! ❤🎉 Brilliant stuff!!

[@legbah7]

I like the 70's vibe of the set. The shag like, red carpet, the tan/gold paneling. The long cabinet/bureau.

[@Wrecktoid]

Have you heard the Explorers Club? Great band with incredible harmonies! Check out the song Forever

[@rumginray]

This song totally floored me. I can hear a more Rasperries thing that anything. They also expertly copped the Beach Boys as well. Listem to the Raspberries' Overnight Ensarion (Hit Record). The Big Star bit is really Byrds.😢

[@ZuzuTheLemon]

Tidied up, it looks an awful lot like my nan's council house in the early 1990s. She had exactly the same sideboard. She tarted hers up with an array of crocheted doilies and a phenomenally ugly crystal pineapple.

[@EatPoo]

Same, only mine had several David Hasselhoff cutouts.

[@Tofuninja7]

Get the pineapple then?

[@ZuzuTheLemon]

@@Tofuninja7 I'm pretty sure it went back to the charity shop from whence it came.

[@jackiethetee]

You are delusional. I am not your nan! Stop exactly describing my living room to strangers on the internet. Get help.

[@ZuzuTheLemon]

​@@jackiethetee 😂 I don't suppose you've also got an avocado bathroom?

[@musicmann1967]

Very cool tune. Right up my alley.

[@worksbydandeprez]

D'Addario makes really excellent guitars; arch-top and semi-hollow-bodies.

[@johnnyjohnsonmusic]

Nobody puts Davy in the corner.

[@Becizzle]

Feels very 60s. Beau Brummels, bit Beatles, love it. Very clean though.

[@stevet9757]

Many of the chord changes are what you hear on a lot of Paul Kelly songs

[@markpoundmusic]

monthly live DJ set w mirror ball and low lights! 😍

[@joeingle1745]

Robbie Shakespeare - of Sly and Robbie fame (and a whole shed load more) - was also know to be a Höfner 500/1 bass enthusiast.

[@mirapiccolo6601]

Great video Justin...this Band is good....reminds me Beatles..Bravo!!

[@limarinavarrete4980]

I just saw them last night in LA and wasn't sure how well they'd pull off the harmonies from their last album but it was masterfully executed. These guys blow my mind.

[@lous111]

What a great song.

[@InParticularNobody]

Saw them last year and they were amazing. A PROPER band. The best around at the moment.

[@tonykehoe123]

Justin actually introduced myself to The lemon twigs and I have been a fan ever since however , I do feel compared to their initial output , that they have “stepped off the gas “ slightly and have resorted to a more cliched formula. I forever watch their performance on KEXP ( Brian delivering one of the greatest guitar solos of all time on small victories) also Their Amoeba gig and their ultimate Glastonbury appearance . For a true indication of their progress , I would recommend from the masters of that genre , try listening to Tommy James and the shondells album , I think we’re alone now . I would like to see The twigs adopt a slightly harder edge and less partridge family with Brian truly letting rip on guitar a tour de force if ever there was one ….

[@jimmygillard]

D'Addario make pretty much the best strings for rock and metal. NYXL. Give em a try Justin, you won't regret it.

[@peterstockhaus2709]

Best strings are from Britain. Rotosound. Ask Pete Towmsend.

[@jimmygillard]

I'll give them a try. My personal faves are Dean Markley Blue Steel @@peterstockhaus2709

[@guyaustin309]

and they are made by the Twigs' dad. Honest.

[@richardlewis1639]

That opening riff is verrrrry influenced by Bram Tchaikovsky’s classic ‘Girl of My Dreams’. Just thought I’d add to the pile of references. Good stuff. Thanks Juss

[@jomassey4207]

Well spotted.😊

[@richardlewis1639]

@@jomassey4207- classic track…

[@Bluezone65]

🎵🎶 They sound very 60s .. The Byrds 🎶🎵

[@bloffs3352]

9:50 Yes well i am a sucker for a jangly guitar pop song from any era.Dont mind this mainly as they have most of my fave jangly bands rolled into 1 like the ones mentioned by Juzzo and people here. No new ground broken but ok. Oh and Juzzo,Diaddario's main biz was making guitar strings.I would say my 12 string acoustic has 11 of them on it as we speak.

[@sues6944]

Maybe add a shag pile rug? 70's colourway, brown, orange and cream or white. Would match your G Plan sideboard. Where is your lovely cockerel? Maybe a picture of Lowestoft beach huts or the Triton?

[@elliotedelstein7676]

So reminiscent of 60's pop

[@elliotedelstein7676]

I think of Pleasant Valley Sunday by the Monkees

[@ShiningHourPop]

I much prefer this than the death metal stuff you’ve reviewed lately. I love the sound of a Rickenbacker 12 string.😊

[@hippydippy]

I love the Twigs! Being a 68 year old musician who loves Todd, is how I was turned onto them. I still believe their low-fi debut release "What We Know" 1995 is their best, with their last recording "Everything Harmony" second. Can't wait to hear the new one!

[@telsutton]

Dude, it must have been an 'embryonic work', as they weren't even born in 1995! p.s. As a fellow Todd-nut, you are correctamundo on everything else.

[@kilgoretrout3966]

Good to see you, Justin! Are Japan, Australia & New Zealand still ahead before the “Rides Again” tour, or is that compleat? Great to see ur posts, no matter.

[@MariaFrancesca]

It's a cute band, I have to say 🙂

[@MultiPetercool]

Those opening chords sound like girl of my dreams by Bram Tchaikovsky

[@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366]

I was reminded of Badfinger. Love it.

[@michelleduncan3911]

The Great Tidy of ‘24! It will go down in history. It will serve as a timestamp, as history does (BC & AD), but instead it will be BT (before tidying) or AT (after tidying). 😆 maybe a cute rug will help.

[@regaltip8A]

56 years of age........Heard it all before.

[@Nosferdamus]

you should do what Beato does and surround yourself with as many marshall stacks as possible but NEVER use them.

[@juliehartley3652]

Yes, most definitely show us your disco decks. I'm sure they'd look great in that space. Glad to see Davey (Cardboard) Hasselhoff is back - I'd leave him there at the back. Or alternatively you could swap his position with that lovely plant you've got there, but then the plant might not get much light - eh?

[@EJROCKER1]

Every now and then a band reaches into the classic bag of Hooks. I love this stuff, but this was done best on That Thing You Do already. The guitarist in the suit even gives a nod to Todd. Nostalgia is good but its audience is limited.

[@mRebo.82]

someone learnt the lesson from the 60s, definitely beat generation vibes 😄 the bass is a Hoffner 500 type

[@modernearlmusic]

Rita Coolidge, We're all Alone but sped up with that jangle.

[@carolfan4466]

It's a Boz Scaggs song. 🤦‍♂️

[@kimonomyhouse]

was waiting for you to post something about the lemon twigs because i loooved their latest album and was wondering what you think of it? either way, this made my day! ☺️💞

[@eyelovebrothersmusic]

hey justin. came across your podcast last week. long time fan. and been lovin your channel

[@JuiceJive]

The part where he shreds his voice is like the last little bit of contrast that puts the song over the top for me. Also, I can think of another Daddario to get your fingers in 😂.

[@Tityretupatulae]

How many times have you changed the title of this video? Trying to optimize conversion?

[@lornapelta-crooks6642]

Sorry Justin I’ve seen it all before super furry animals/ Beatles same references that you spotted. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY WHAT IS MISSING FROM YOUR ( new look ) are the pictures OF THE DARKNESS BACK IN THE DAY , PERSONALLY I LOVED THOSE PICTURES AND ANY TRUE FAN OF YOU WOULD MISS THEM ASWELL ❤ANYONE ELSE AGREE ??????????????☮️😍😇💙🩷☮️❤️

[@BradeBlake]

Justin, you mean the 4 Bs (You forgot the Byrds).

[@mattgriffin2880]

I hear the Byrds filtered through Redd Kross in there too.

[@stevenshipe7485]

Ditto, exactly !

[@maxallison867]

The Cure song is Just Like Heaven off of the 1987 album Kiss Me Kiss Kiss Me Kiss Me

[@riflebone]

To me the three B's are Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms, but I like the Lemon Twigs too!

[@siouxsqueakpickle3272]

The Cure song is "Just Like Heaven". aka 'tell me'

[@weedywet]

two Rickenbackers (one a12) and a Hofner bass (and one presumes Ludwig drums?) does scream A Hard Day's Night gear perhaps a touch TOO much? I like them but I'd like them a bit more if they'd take a step or two AWAY from pastiche.

[@RadicalPicnic]

I would have said the Byrds where you said Big Star... can't beat that Just Like Heaven drum figure, did Boris Williams invent it? It kicks ass ;)

[@ThePurpleSheep]

I went to see The Lemon Twigs in concert after I watched your first review of them and I absolutely love them. I hope they keep rocking!

[@bengrauartwork]

another fun band well gonna tag along this channel for sure.

[@TheSteveBoyd]

They probably should have called the band The Lennon Twigs.

[@ssdelko]

Sounds like late ‘70’s power pop band Shoes.

[@50-Fifty-Vintage]

The FOUR Bs -- You forgot The Byrds, especially with those jangly Rickenbackers. But you're spot on with everything else. I absolutely love My Golden Years -- genius song.

[@craigmurray9605]

Surely 4 B's Justin....The Byrds?

[@sweigh72]

Hey Justin love your reviews and unpicking of songs music and lyrics. The K’s one of my favourite local bands from Newton and Warrington have a debut album “I Wonder What The World Knows out on pre order and they have been selling out shows on their recent Uk tour. Wondering if you’d be interested in them checking them out on KZbin I love to know what you and followers think.

[@Tallhandsome77]

A guitar on the wall couldn't hurt. Some album art? A green screen poster or something would add options. A Union Jack would seem on brand. Ive always been partial to posters showing off the female form.

[@thewalruswasjason101]

Remember that one big hit by Rooney “ blue side”? I thought they were gonna be huge, had a massive Beach Boys vibe as well. Never became big. Let’s see if Lemon Teigs can

[@ianm8820]

Saw these guys having never heard them before in Brighton last year (stood by your bro Dan). They were so unbelievably good

[@MariaFrancesca]

Both the Hoff and the Turtleneck is back 🙂

[@rockmoussealt7764]

Discovered them on your channel. They never disappoint. Thanks.

[@michaelniner98]

Put your many awards behind you to remind us just how great you really are every episode

[@Scoob505]

Vomit 🤮

[@mikeweber5362]

They're the real deal. Hooks, addictive melodies, songwriting skills, performance capabilities, humor, energy - the whole package. Sure they're derivitive. That's precisely why we like them! And they're not shy about giving credit to their influences. We've been longing for this.

[@shawnT235]

frame 509 I thought you liked the Hives. They seem to have adopted a costume.

[@MrCraptakular]

Hello, Justin... fellow Lowestoftian here, although live in Brighton these days :) Have you heard Crown Lands Fearless? Just discovered them and am in love. Take Care. Dean

[@mikerohlfs2836]

Off the topic but what did you think ,but what do you think of Fun? Where Auto-Tune was used to enhance melody of the song.