Here's the Lemonheads review I wrote for Jersey Beat:

THE LEMONHEADS – The Lemonheads (www.vagrant.com)

If 2003's Baby I'm Bored was Evan Dando lazily waking up after a decade of drug induced sleep, The Lemonheads (s/t) is his first bright idea of the day, fueled by the buzz of his morning's first cup of coffee. Nearly ten years after the last time The Lemonheads name was slapped on a full length album, Dando has brought along punk rock veterans Bill Stephenson and Stephen Egerton (Descendents, All) for a 30 minute trip through a faster and glossier version of the types of songs that The Lemonheads have been known for since 1992's classic It's A Shame About Ray. While no single track on The Lemonheads measures up to even the weakest tracks on Ray, a few come close and are a welcome breath of fresh air alongside the pretentious rock environment of the mid-00s. Choice tracks "No Backbone" (featuring J Mascis' guitar noodling), "Let's Just Laugh", "Pittsburgh", and the Stephenson penned "Become The Enemy" are some of the most solid Lemonheads songs since Ray, showcasing Dando's signature vocal delivery (which remains 100% intact, I'm happy to report) and catchy folk chording with just enough fuzz to make it rock. While I don't think The Lemonheads packs enough punch to intrigue the legions of fellow Vagrant Records' bands' fans, it certainly presents a reignited Evan Dando, who seems as happy as ever to be alive and rocking - and I think those who still care enough to remember his name should be just as happy to have him back. **

Here's a lil' snapshot of the records I've picked up in the last week:



I like new music in the fall. **

And here's an insane video of a way fucked up Evan Dando answering fan mail and babbling about all kinds of weird shit on European television:



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