Varshons

Varshons
Studio album by
The Lemonheads
ReleasedJune 23, 2009
Recorded2008
GenreAlternative rock, punk rock
LabelThe End
ProducerGibby Haynes
The Lemonheads chronology
The Lemonheads
(2006) 		Varshons
(2009) 		Varshons II
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. ClubC+[2]
Drowned in Sound[3]
Pitchfork4.7/10[4]
Planet Sound[5]
PopMatters[6]

Varshons is the ninth studio album and is an album of covers by alternative rock band the Lemonheads. On 27 March 2009, it was announced that Varshons would be released in the US on 23 June on The End Records.[7] It was promoted with a US tour throughout June 2009, and a UK tour in September 2009.[8][9] Between January and March 2010, Dando went on a US tour.[10]

Produced by Butthole Surfers frontman Gibby Haynes, the album features a variety of tracks from GG Allin, Wire, Leonard Cohen, and Christina Aguilera. Guest performances include vocals from actress Liv Tyler on Leonard Cohen's "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye", and model Kate Moss guests on Arling & Cameron's "Dirty Robot". The Only Ones guitarist John Perry guests on five tracks.

The cover art is by Mark Dagley. The front cover resembles a Spirograph design, while the rear cover is an homage to the back cover of Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.

Online editions of the album feature a bonus track, a cover of Tim Hardin's "How Can We Hang On to a Dream".

Track listing[11]

# Title Writer Original artist Time
1. "I Just Can't Take It Anymore" Gram Parsons Gram Parsons 3:02
2. "Fragile" Bruce Gilbert, Graham Lewis, Colin Newman, Robert Gotobed Wire 1:19
3. "Layin' Up with Linda" GG Allin GG Allin 2:17
4. "Waiting Around to Die" Townes Van Zandt Townes Van Zandt 2:22
5. "The Green Fuz" Randy Alvey, Les Dale Randy Alvey & The Green Fuz 2:48
6. "Yesterlove" Ian Willis Sam Gopal 4:30
7. "Dirty Robot" Gerry Arling, Richard Cameron Arling & Cameron 2:54
8. "Dandelion Seeds" July July 3:31
9. "New Mexico" FuckEmos FuckEmos 3:41
10. "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen 3:04
11. "Beautiful" Linda Perry Christina Aguilera 3:45
12. "How Can We Hang On?" (Online Bonus Track) Tim Hardin Tim Hardin 1:56

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ The A.V. Club review
  3. ^ "Drowned In Sound review". Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  4. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ^ Earls, John. "Review: The Lemonheads/Varshons". Teletext. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  6. ^ PopMatters review
  7. ^ Paul, Aubin (March 27, 2009). "The Lemonheads sign to The End, detail covers album". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  8. ^ Paul, Aubin (April 30, 2009). "The Lemonheads". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  9. ^ White, Adam (August 13, 2009). "The Lemonheads (UK, Ireland)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  10. ^ Paul, Aubin (December 15, 2009). "Evan Dando (Lemonheads)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  11. ^ The Lemonheads - Varshons, retrieved 2022-04-26