Varshons

Studio album by The Lemonheads

Released

June 23, 2009

Recorded

2008

Genre

Alternative rock, punk rock

The Lemonheads chronology

The Lemonheads
(2006)

Varshons
(2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Pitchfork Media	(4.7/10)^[2]
The A.V. Club	(C+)^[3]
Drowned In Sound	^[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.

Produced by Butthole Surfers frontman Gibby Haynes, the album features a variety of tracks from GG Allin, Wire, Leonard Cohen, and Linda Perry. 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 has the appearance of a design that could have been created using a Spirograph; 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

#	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.	"New Mexico"	FuckEmos	FuckEmos	3:41
9.	"Dandelion Seeds"	July	July	3:31
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

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Pitchfork Media review
↑ The A.V. Club review
↑ Drowned In Sound review
↑ Earls, John. "Review: The Lemonheads/Varshons". Teletext. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
↑ PopMatters review

The Lemonheads

Evan Dando Vess Ruhtenberg Devon Ashley Ben Deily Corey Loog Brennan John Strohm Doug Trachten Jesse Peretz Juliana Hatfield Nic Dalton Dave Ryan Patrick Murphy Karl Alvarez Bill Stevenson P. David Hazel

Studio albums	Hate Your Friends (1987) Creator (1988) Lick (1989) Lovey (1990) It's a Shame About Ray (1992) Come on Feel the Lemonheads (1993) Car Button Cloth (1996) The Lemonheads (2006)

Cover albums	Varshons (2009)

EPs and other releases	Laughing All the Way to the Cleaners (1986) Create Your Friends (1989) Favourite Spanish Dishes (1990) Patience and Prudence (1991) The Best of the Lemonheads: The Atlantic Years (1998)

Singles	"Luka" "Different Drum" "Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now" "It's a Shame About Ray" "Mrs. Robinson/Being Around" "Confetti" "Into Your Arms" "It's About Time" "Big Gay Heart" "The Great Big No" "If I Could Talk I'd Tell You" "It's All True" "The Outdoor Type" "Galveston/Balancing Act" "Become the Enemy"

Related articles	Discography

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