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Lemonheads: Varshons

On June 23, 2009, “The End Records” label released “Varshons”, the ninth Lemonheads studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Queensize Twin Air” in Indianapolis, IN, “Fourth Ave. Recording” in New York, NY, “Camp Street Studios” in Cambridge, MA, “Vacation Island Recording” in Brooklyn, NY, and was produced by Gibby Haines.

Personnel:

  • Evan Dando – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, Omnichord, drums, percussion, art direction
  • Chris Brokaw – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Anthony Saffery – guitar, sitar, keyboards
  • Vess Von Ruthenberg – bass, engineer
  • Timo – bass
  • Daniel Ray – bass, drums
  • Adam Taylor – keyboards
  • Lonpaul Ellrich – vibraphone
  • Devon Ashley – drums, percussion
  • Blake Flemming – drums
  • Joe Perry – guitar, tambourine, backing vocals
  • Grant Smith – table, bass
  • Ian Kennedy – violin, mastering
  • Liv Tyler – vocal
  • Kate Moss – vocal
  • Tricia Scotti – backing vocals
  • Gibby Haines – backing vocals
  • Elisabeth Moses – backing vocals
  • Lonpaul Elrich – engineer
  • Matt Boynton – engineer
  • Daniel Ray – recording
  • Adam Taylor – recording, mixing
  • Alex Hartman – recording, mixing
  • Mike Joyce – art direction, design
  • Mark Dagley – cover art
  • Ian Tong – photography
  • Elizabeth Moses – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Just Can’t take It Anymore – Gram Parsons
  2. Fragile – Bruce Gilbert, Graham Lewis, Colin Newman, Robert Gotobed
  3. Layin’ Up with Linda – GG Allin
  4. Waiting Around to Die – Townes Van Zandt
  5. The Great Fuz – Randy Alvey, Les Dale
  6. Yesterlove – Ian Willis
  7. Dirty Robot – Gerry Arling, Richard Cameron
  8. New Mexico – FuckEmos
  9. Dandelion Seeds – July
  10. Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye – Leonard Cohen
  11. Beautiful – Linda Perry

Portugal. The Man: American Ghetto

On March 2, 2010, “Equal Vision” label released “American Ghetto”, the fifth Portugal. The Man, studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Anthony Saffery.

Personnel:

  • John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar, design, photography
  • Ryan Neighbors – keyboard, vocals
  • Zachary Scott Carothers – bass, vocals
  • Jason Sechrist – drums
  • Steve Smith – percussion
  • Adam Taylor – synthesizer, programming, engineer, mastering, mixing
  • Zoe Manville – vocals
  • Ian Shaw – backing vocals
  • Bella Nobu – kazoo, roadie
  • Alex Hartman – engineer
  • Austin Sellers – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley.

  1. The Dead Dog
  2. Break
  3. 60 Years
  4. All My People
  5. 1000 Years
  6. Fantastic Pace
  7. The Pushers Party
  8. Do What We Do
  9. Just a Fool
  10. Some Men
  11. When the War Ends