Lemonheads Reform, Sign to Vagrant

In not-so-surprising news, The Lemonheads have reformed, and will be releasing an album on Vagrant Records.

I say not-so-surprising because it wasn't 20 minutes ago that I was on Ticketweb and noticed that Evan Dando's solo show at Southpaw next week still hasn't sold out. Considering that the Lemonheads show at Bowery sold out last year, and considering how good that show actually was, the thought occurred to me that, gee, maybe Evan should just officially re-form the band. Guess Evan had the same idea. Hope he also had the idea to not re-grow that hair.

From WOXY.com:

(April 26, 2006) – Vagrant Records is proud to announce that THE LEMONHEADS have signed to the label. The recently re-formed band is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on what will be their eighth studio album in a career that spans over two decades.

Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Evan Dando is co-producing the album with drummer Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag), and the band is rounded out with bass player Karl Alvarez (Descendents). NYC-based Dando self-funded the project and has been recording in Stevenson’s Colorado studio off and on during the last year.

"The thing I remember most about Vagrant's first year is being locked up in my apartment, drinking coffee, stuffing 7"’s into envelopes and listening to It's A Shame About Ray on cassette all day, every day. If it wasn't for that record, we probably would've left the apartment eventually and given up the label. Nobody writes songs like Evan Dando, nobody sings likes him...the new songs are incredible. He is in top form." -- Rich Egan, Vagrant Records President