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.

Go to School
Studio album by The Lemon Twigs
Released	August 24, 2018 (2018-08-24)
Length	59:01
Label	4AD
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
"If You Give Enough" Released: 10 July 2018 (2018-07-10) "Small Victories" Released: 17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) "The Fire" Released: 14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)

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]

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]