| Varshons II | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 8, 2019 | |||
| Length | 39:29 | |||
| Label | Fire | |||
| The Lemonheads chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Under the Radar | 3/10 [3] |
Varshons II is the tenth studio album by American band The Lemonheads. It was released on February 8, 2019, through Fire Records.
It is the second cover album by The Lemonheads, with Varshons being released in 2009.
Discography by Discogs, [4] Rolling Stone, [5] and AllMusic [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Can't Forget" | Ira Kaplan | Yo La Tengo | 2:12 |
| 2. | "Settled Down Like Rain" | Gary Louris, Mark Olson | The Jayhawks | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Old Man Blank" | Nick Saloman | The Bevis Frond | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Things" | Paul Westerberg | Paul Westerberg | 2:45 |
| 5. | "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" | John Prine | John Prine | 2:46 |
| 6. | "Abandoned" | Lucinda Williams | Lucinda Williams | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Now and Then" | Natural Child | 2:37 | |
| 8. | "Magnet" | Joey Spampinato, Terry Adams | NRBQ | 3:24 |
| 9. | "Round Here" | Florida Georgia Line | 2:18 | |
| 10. | "TAQN" | Joe Ramirez | The Eyes | 2:03 |
| 11. | "Unfamiliar" | The GiveGoods | 3:32 | |
| 12. | "Straight to You" | Nick Cave | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | 4:27 |
| 13. | "Take It Easy" | Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey | Eagles | 3:17 |
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [6] | 75 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [7] | 14 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [8] | 43 |
The Lemonheads are an American alternative rock band formed in Boston in 1986 by Evan Dando, Ben Deily, and Jesse Peretz. Dando has remained the band's only constant member. After their initial punk-influenced releases and tours as an independent/college rock band in the late 1980s, the Lemonheads' popularity with a mass audience grew in 1992 with the major label album It's a Shame about Ray, which was produced, engineered, and mixed by The Robb Brothers. This was followed by a cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson", which eventually became one of the band's most successful singles. The Lemonheads were active until 1997 before going on hiatus, but reformed with a new lineup in 2005 and released The Lemonheads the following year. The band released its latest album, Varshons 2, in February 2019.
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