Varshons II is the tenth studio album by American band The Lemonheads. It was released on February 8, 2019, through Fire Records.

Varshons II
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)
Length39:29
LabelFire
The Lemonheads chronology
Varshons
(2009)
Varshons II
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Under the Radar3/10[3]

It is the second cover album by The Lemonheads, with Varshons being released in 2009.

Track listing

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Discography by Discogs,[4] Rolling Stone,[5] and AllMusic[2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Can't Forget"Ira KaplanYo La Tengo2:12
2."Settled Down Like Rain"Gary Louris, Mark OlsonThe Jayhawks2:52
3."Old Man Blank"Nick SalomanThe Bevis Frond3:36
4."Things"Paul WesterbergPaul Westerberg2:45
5."Speed of the Sound of Loneliness"John PrineJohn Prine2:46
6."Abandoned"Lucinda WilliamsLucinda Williams3:40
7."Now and Then" Natural Child2:37
8."Magnet"Joey Spampinato, Terry AdamsNRBQ3:24
9."Round Here" Florida Georgia Line2:18
10."TAQN"Joe RamirezThe Eyes2:03
11."Unfamiliar" The GiveGoods3:32
12."Straight to You"Nick CaveNick Cave and the Bad Seeds4:27
13."Take It Easy"Jackson Browne, Glenn FreyEagles3:17

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[6] 75
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[7] 14
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 43

References

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  1. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b Thomas Erlewine, Stephen (May 30, 2019). "Varshons 2 - The Lemonheads". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Michalik, Timothy (February 8, 2019). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "The Lemonheads - Varshons II (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. 8 February 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  5. ^ Kreps, Daniel (October 29, 2018). "Lemonheads Ready New Covers Album 'Varshons 2,' First LP in 10 Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  7. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  8. ^ "The Lemonheads Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2019.