The Lemonheads will release 'Laughing All The Way To The Cleaners – The Best Of Lemonheads' through Music Club Deluxe/Rhino on 2nd January. The 47-track double album, available on CD only, features material spanning their 25-year career. The album title is taken from The Lemonheads' debut single 'Laughing All The Way To The Cleaners', released in 1986.
As previously announced, The Lemonheads will be performing their classic 1992 album 'It's A Shame About Ray' from beginning to end in November/December. Joining Evan Dando on stage will be guitarist Josh Lattanzi (The Candles) and drummer Brian Nolan (American Hi-Fi). San Diego group The Shining Twins will support on all shows.
CD1
1. It's a Shame About Ray
2. Into Your Arms
3. Big Gay Heart
4. Ride With Me
5. Luka
6. Hospital
7. My Drug Buddy
8. Just Can't Take It Anymore
9. It's About Time
10. The Great Big No
11. Rudderless
12. Hate Your Friends
13. Bit Part
14. He's On The Beach
15. Something's Missing
16. Year Of The Cat
17. Step by Step
18. Pittsburgh
19. Half The Time
20. The Outdoor Type
21. Hannah And Gabi
22. The Turnpike Down
23. Rudy With A Flashlight
24. Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now
CD2
1. Mrs Robinson
2. If I Could Talk I'd Tell You
3. Confetti
4. Rick James Style
5. Brass Buttons
6. Down About It
7. Frank Mills
8. Losing Your Mind
9. Ballarat
10. Break Me
11. Pin Yr Heart AKA Pin Your Heart To Me
12. Left For Dead
13. Alison's Starting To Happen
14. Different Drum
15. Mallo Cup
16. Eat It
17. Come Back D.A.
18. No Backbone
19. Don't Tell Yourself
20. Let's Just Laugh
21. Die Right Now
22. Mad
23. Green Fuz
'It's a Shame About Ray' tour:
November
Weds 30th Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
December
Thurs 1st Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Fri 2nd Leeds Cockpit
Sun 4th Newcastle The Cluny
Mon 5th Glasgow Oran Mor Auditorium
Tues 6th Manchester Ritz
Weds 7th Liverpool Academy 2
Thurs 8th Sheffield Plug
Sat 10th Birmingham Academy 2
Sun 11th Cambridge The Junction
Mon 12th London Shepherds Bush Empire
Tues 13th Brighton Concorde 2
The Lemonheads' released 'Varshons' – a collection of covers including tracks by GG Allin, Wire, Gram Parsons, Leonard Cohen and more – in 2009. The album was produced by Butthole Surfers frontman Gibby Haynes and featured guest vocal performances from Liv Tyler and Kate Moss.
The past year has seen Evan Dando performing sold-out acoustic dates in the US with former band-mate Juliana Hatfield as well as performing both solo and band dates in the UK, Australia, and Europe.