I went through a phase in middle school where I listened to the Lemonheads a bit more than I care to admit. It’s A Shame About Ray was one of those catchy albums that started fueling my search and discovery of indie music. It also featured a cover of Paul Simon’s “Mrs. Robinson.”
Over the past two or three years, I’ve been in a serious Townes Van Zandt phase, listening to his albums, watching documentaries and just getting lost in his lyrics. “Waiting Around To Die” is the track that stands out among all others.
I was a little nervous seeing the Lemonheads releasing a cover of the song, but they did a phenomenal job maintaining its spirit without any adverse changes. The song is featured on their freshly released album, Varshons. You can buy at Amazon.
The Lemonheads – Waiting Around To Die
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any thoughts on the rest of the album?
I haven’t listened to the full album yet. Where have you been?!
Jeebus-feels like i’ve been stuck on another planet. Been traveling and working like a mofo all while trying to avoid making disaster life change choices. Por ejemplo–Almost just moved to S.Lake Tahoe but after thinking long & hard, an awesome job in the most beautiful place w incredible skiing can’t mitigate the pain of living in a bumble f/ck town where the closest town for music is RENO, and there are no pubs or even a bad coffee shop within a 20 mile radius.
Through it all, I also realized I can’t quit you guys..
I second the guilty pleasure of ‘it’s a shame about ray’—oddly enough that just came back into rotation in recent months, so I was happy to see this review. Evan Dando’s still got it…
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