Albums of the Year 2025: #56

Till the Morning is the debut solo album by Brian D’Addario, the eldest of the two songwriting brothers of The Lemon Twigs.

Following the group’s critically acclaimed chamber pop of Everything Harmony in 2023 and its bubblegum follow up A Dream Is All We Know in 2024, Till the Morning is the latest studio production by the brothers and first independent release from their own label Headstack Records.

Unlike most solo records, Till the Morning wasn’t born out of any desire to break away from the group. Most of the songs were recorded alongside Brian’s brother Michael, with Michael co-producing the record, singing harmony, even co-singing lead on two of the songs.

Across its eleven, expertly crafted songs, Till the Morning features two collaborations with LA poet Stephen Kalinich. Kalinich is famous for his longstanding relationship with The Beach Boys. He cowrote “Little Bird” and “Be Still” with Dennis Wilson on their 1968 classic “Friends.”

The album was written and recorded in multiple studios and states, united by themes of spiritual longing, isolation, social responsibility, karma, and loss.