| The Lemonheads | ||||
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| Released | September 26, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Vagrant | |||
| Producer | Bill Stevenson, Evan Dando | |||
| The Lemonheads chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
The Lemonheads is the eighth studio album by the Lemonheads and the first after their return from a nine-year hiatus.
On April 26, 2006, it was announced that the Lemonheads had signed to Vagrant Records. Vagrant founder Rich Egan explained, "Nobody writes songs like Evan Dando, nobody sings like him." The group's new lineup consisted of original member Evan Dando and Descendents/All bassist Karl Alvarez and drummer Bill Stevenson. It was also revealed that the band was working on an album due for release later in the year. [3]
The Lemonheads features contributions from Josh Lattanzi on bass, the Band's Garth Hudson on keyboards, and Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis on lead guitar. "Steve's Boy" is dedicated to William A. Stevenson, Bill Stevenson's father.
On July 6, 2006, The Lemonheads was announced for release, and the track listing was revealed; [4] later that month, the band played a few shows in the UK. [5] On August 22, 2006, "No Backbone" was posted online. [6] The Lemonheads was made available for streaming on September 25, 2006, and was released a day later. [4] [7] In November and December 2006, the band went on a tour of the U.S. [8] In January and February 2007, they toured the US again; they then embarked on a tour of New Zealand and Australia in March and April 2007. [9] In July 2007, the band toured the US East Coast with support from the Icarus Line. [10]
A limited-edition yellow vinyl version of the album was released in 2008, with signed copies made available via the Lemonheads' website.
All songs by Evan Dando unless otherwise stated.
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) [11] | 97 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] | 98 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] | 92 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [14] | 56 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [15] | 26 |
The Lemonheads are an American alternative rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, 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. Then 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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