Go to School

Go to School
Go to School
Studio album by The Lemon Twigs
Released	August 24, 2018
Length	59:01
Label	4AD
The Lemon Twigs chronology
The Lemon Twigs studio album chronology
Singles from Go to School
	"If You Give Enough"; Released: 10 July 2018; "Small Victories"; Released: 17 July 2018; "The Fire"; Released: 14 August 2018;

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Clash Magazine	8/10^[3]
DIY Magazine	^[4]
NME	^[5]
Paste	8/10^[6]
Pitchfork	7/10^[7]

Go to School is the second studio album by American band The Lemon Twigs. It was released on August 24, 2018 through 4AD. Subtitled "a musical by the Lemon Twigs", it is a concept album about a chimpanzee raised as a human boy.

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Lemon Twigs.

No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Never in My Arms, Always in My Heart"	Michael D'Addario	2:59
2.	"The Student Becomes the Teacher"	M. D'Addario	3:09
3.	"Rock Dreams"	Susan Hall, with Todd Rundgren	5:39
4.	"The Lesson"	Brian D'Addario	3:13
5.	"Small Victories"	B. D'Addario	3:56
6.	"Wonderin' Ways"	B. D'Addario	2:46
7.	"The Bully"	B. D'Addario	3:44
8.	"Lonely"	M. D'Addario	3:41
9.	"Queen of My School"	M. D'Addario	4:40
10.	"Never Know"	Rundgren, with B. D'Addario & Hall	3:47
11.	"Born Wrong/Heart Song"	M. D'Addario	3:14
12.	"The Fire"	M. D'Addario	6:05
13.	"Home of a Heart (The Woods)"	B. D'Addario	4:11
14.	"This Is My Tree"	M. D'Addario	3:32
15.	"If You Give Enough"	B. D'Addario	3:08
16.	"Go to School" (hidden track)	M. D'Addario, with Ronnie D'Addario	1:17
Total length:			59:01

Personnel

Credits adapted from Go To School album liner notes.^[8]

The Lemon Twigs

Brian D’Addario – orchestral arrangements, conductor, vocals, guitar, bass, double bass, drums, cello, piano, organ, banjo, mandolin, percussion
Michael D’Addario – vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano, banjo, chimes, percussion

Additional musicians

Jody Stephens – drums (2)
Alex Slomka – horns, woodwind
Austin Alianiello – horns, woodwind
Brad Mulholland – horns, woodwind
Cameron Carrella – horns, woodwind
Greg DeAngelis – horns, woodwind
Josh Dickerson – horns, woodwind
Joshua Kinney – horns, woodwind
Katie Scheele – horns, woodwind
Rich Bomzer – horns, woodwind
Susan Hall – lead vocals (3, 12)
Todd Rundgren – lead vocals
Adam Adler – strings

Alice Levine – strings
Amy Noll – strings
Benjamin Sher – strings
Dan Lamas – strings
Eric Allen – strings
Rachel Krieger – strings
Dale Stuckenbruck – theremin (13)
Ronnie D’Addario – vocals (1, 13)
Danny Ayala – vocals (13)
Natalie Mering – vocals (12)
Thomas Murphy – vocals (7, 12)

Production

Brian D’Addario – writer, producer, mixing
Michael D’Addario – writer, producer, mixing, engineer
Ronnie D’Addario – assisting engineer, music consultant/ recording consultant
Scott Hull – mastering

Artwork

Evan Laffer – art direction
Olivia Bee – photography

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)^[9]	147
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	93

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
The Times	Best Albums of 2018	N/A	^[11]
Uncut	Top 75 Albums of 2018	36	^[12]

References

^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
^ Thomas, Fred. "Go to School - The Lemon Twigs". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
^ Akinfenwa, Jumi (August 22, 2018). "The Lemon Twigs - Go To School". Clash. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
^ Wright, Lisa. "DIY Magazine's Album Review". DIY Magazine. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
^ Smith, Thomas (August 22, 2018). "NME Album Review". NME. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
^ R. Danton, Eric (August 24, 2018). "The Lemon Twigs: Go To School Review". Paste. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
^ Sodomsky, Sam (August 25, 2018). "Pitchfork's Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
^ Go To School (LP liner notes). The Lemon Twigs. 4AD. 2018. 4AD0094LP.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Lescharts.com – The Lemon Twigs – Go To School". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
^ Hodgkinson, Will. "Best albums of 2018: from Janelle Monae and the Beatles to the 1975 and Kanye West". The Times. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
^ Sam Richards (December 21, 2018). "Uncut's best new albums of 2018". Uncut. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

[1] "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

[2] Thomas, Fred. "Go to School - The Lemon Twigs". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

[3] Akinfenwa, Jumi (August 22, 2018). "The Lemon Twigs - Go To School". Clash. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

[4] Wright, Lisa. "DIY Magazine's Album Review". DIY Magazine. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

[5] Smith, Thomas (August 22, 2018). "NME Album Review". NME. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

[6] R. Danton, Eric (August 24, 2018). "The Lemon Twigs: Go To School Review". Paste. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

[7] Sodomsky, Sam (August 25, 2018). "Pitchfork's Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

[8] Go To School (LP liner notes). The Lemon Twigs. 4AD. 2018. 4AD0094LP.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ac_France_The_Lemon_Twigs-9] "Lescharts.com – The Lemon Twigs – Go To School". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

[ac_UK2_Lemon_Twigs-10] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

[11] Hodgkinson, Will. "Best albums of 2018: from Janelle Monae and the Beatles to the 1975 and Kanye West". The Times. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

[12] Sam Richards (December 21, 2018). "Uncut's best new albums of 2018". Uncut. Retrieved May 1, 2021.

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