Steve Horowitz: The sound of the future as brought to you by THE PAST — zoom, Elroy you’re all grown up! The vocals aren’t sung as much as mumbled clearly because even hearing the words makes one think one can’t understand them because they don’t fit together. And it is all fun. This is a love song and does a good job of capturing the silly, mixed up feeling. The distortions and effects reinforce the feelings of insecurity of needing someone else. In addition the video images: the purple pants, cool car, and desert scenery do the two performers justice as it makes their pretensions nerdy and human. [8/10]
Adriane Pontecorvo: Bright colors and purple stretch pants in a desert make for a promising start to this video, but there’s nothing fun or flamboyant about “As Long As We’re Together”, a dull, whiny indie pop song that does what better bands have already been doing for a decade and a half now: be irritating. Calculated quirks and weak power chords strive to create an anti-anthem, but at this point, it’s just so contrived. It’s time to move on from ironic mullets and sounds to match. [2/10]
Andrew Paschal: The song starts off palatable enough, if a little directionless. By the time you reach the four-minute mark, though, “As Long As We’re Together” has grown completely insufferable, and then you still have two more minutes to contend with, including a baffling synth-kazoo solo. The Lemon Twigs seem to be going for a Juno level of cuteness, also taking cues from other folksy-twee artists like Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. Best to avoid Urban Outfitters from now on if you haven’t started doing this already, as this is far too likely to soundtrack your experience there. [3/10]
Steve Zuppardo: Great song, strong ’70s psych vibe meets millennial angst. Well-versed in things glam, garage, and power pop, this is a record I’m genuinely interested in listening too… even the electronics! [9/10]
SCORE: 5.50