The Lemon Twigs

As the Lemon Twigs, sons of power pop songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Brian and Michael D’Addario channel the ’70s singer/songwriter energy of their father’s era and add a healthy love of musical theater and an over-the-top performance.

The brothers began writing songs at young ages and delivered their 2016 debut album, Do Hollywood, at the tail-end of their teenage years. Success came quickly, with critical acclaim, TV appearances and extensive touring. They evolved from the conceptual eccentricity of their 2018 sophomore album, Go to School, to a more varied but no less bombastic set of songs on their 2020 album Songs for the General Public, to the emotionally naked sentiments of their more subtle but still wildly eclectic albums like 2023’s Everything Harmony and the following year’s A Dream Is All We Know.

Long Island brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario started the Lemon Twigs while they were still in their teens, each playing multiple instruments including guitar, keyboards, drums, horns and strings. Raised in a musical home by working musician parents, early influences from ’60s and ’70s baroque pop figures played heavily into the band’s sound. Their earliest output arrived in 2015 as the cassette-only album What We Know, and they released singles and their debut Do Hollywood in 2016 before touring extensively with a live band.

Subsequent releases include the home-recorded Brothers of Destruction EP (2017), the Broadway-inspired Go to School (2018), the live fundraiser The Lemon Twigs LIVE (2020) and Songs for the General Public (2020). The band have also contributed to and appeared on other artists’ records while continuing to work on new material.