It’s pretty much consensus across the power-pop-osphere that The Lemon Twigs are the perfect distillation of all those elements that made melodic rock great in the 1960s and 1970s. They kinda sound like all sorts of things but not exactly like anyone you’ve heard before. But the much-deserved hype will not prepare you adequately for just how great their latest 45 is. It’s a double-sided tour de force. A-side “I’ve Got a Broken Heart” conjures so many possible comparisons. The opening guitar lick is so Beatles ’66 but when the vocals kick in it could be The Hollies. Then halfway through the bridge goes a bit wild, like Paul Revere and the Raiders, with an instrumental break that follows that is so early Monkees. This is power pop ambrosia! B-side “Friday (I’m Going to Love You)” is pretty cool too, with a slight country-ish tinge to the overall Monkees-meets-The Cyrkle poprock sound. Then just past the halfway mark things dip into a more Beatlesque psychedelic direction, only to pump up the lead guitar instrumental back into the main tune.

Just when you think this duo has really blown you away they come back with even more poppy hurricane force. Warm up your download finger because you’re going to want to hit repeat on this single over and over again. You can purchase it on bandcamp or other e-retailers right now.