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Go to School

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.

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Go to School
Studio album by
The Lemon Twigs
ReleasedAugust 24, 2018 (2018-08-24)
Length59:01
Label4AD
The Lemon Twigs chronology
Brothers of Destruction
(2017) 		Go to School
(2018) 		Songs for the General Public
(2020)
The Lemon Twigs studio album chronology
Do Hollywood
(2016) 		Go to School
(2018) 		Songs for the General Public
(2020)
Singles from Go to School
  1. "If You Give Enough"
    Released: 10 July 2018 (2018-07-10)
  2. "Small Victories"
    Released: 17 July 2018 (2018-07-17)
  3. "The Fire"
    Released: 14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.2/101
Metacritic75/1002
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star3
Clash Magazine8/104
DIY MagazineStarStarStarStar5
NMEStarStarStar6
Paste8/107
Pitchfork7/108

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.

The album was recorded to tape and mixed on a 1970s 28-channel PolyGram console the band purchased from Jason Falkner.9

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Lemon Twigs.

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Never in My Arms, Always in My Heart"Michael D'Addario2:59
2."The Student Becomes the Teacher"M. D'Addario3:09
3."Rock Dreams"Susan Hall, with Todd Rundgren5:39
4."The Lesson"Brian D'Addario3:13
5."Small Victories"B. D'Addario3:56
6."Wonderin' Ways"B. D'Addario2:46
7."The Bully"B. D'Addario3:44
8."Lonely"M. D'Addario3:41
9."Queen of My School"M. D'Addario4:40
10."Never Know"Rundgren, with B. D'Addario & Hall3:47
11."Born Wrong/Heart Song"M. D'Addario3:14
12."The Fire"M. D'Addario6:05
13."Home of a Heart (The Woods)"B. D'Addario4:11
14."This Is My Tree"M. D'Addario3:32
15."If You Give Enough"B. D'Addario3:08
16."Go to School" (hidden track)M. D'Addario, with Ronnie D'Addario1:17
Total length:59:01

Personnel

Credits adapted from Go To School album liner notes.10

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)11 147
UK Albums (OCC)12 93

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
The Times Best Albums of 2018
N/A
13
Uncut Top 75 Albums of 2018
36
14
References

References

  1. "Go To School by The Lemon Twigs reviews". anydecentmusic.com. Any Decent Music. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
  2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  3. Thomas, Fred. "Go to School - The Lemon Twigs". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  4. Akinfenwa, Jumi (August 22, 2018). "The Lemon Twigs - Go To School". Clash. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  5. Wright, Lisa. "DIY Magazine's Album Review". DIY Magazine. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  6. Smith, Thomas (August 22, 2018). "NME Album Review". NME. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  7. R. Danton, Eric (August 24, 2018). "The Lemon Twigs: Go To School Review". Paste. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  8. Sodomsky, Sam (August 25, 2018). "Pitchfork's Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  9. Doyle, Tom (November 2018). "The Lemon Twigs". Sound on Sound. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  10. 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)
  11. "Lescharts.com – The Lemon Twigs – Go To School". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  12. "Official Albums Chart on 6/9/2018 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  13. Hodgkinson, Will. "Best albums of 2018: from Janelle Monae and the Beatles to the 1975 and Kanye West". The Times. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  14. Sam Richards (December 21, 2018). "Uncut's best new albums of 2018". Uncut. Retrieved May 1, 2021.