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Evan Dando's Cover Album 'Varshons' Could Easily Be Filed Next to Loretta Lynn

By Jarret Keene
Tucson Weekly | July 23, 2009
Unbelievably, Dando does Townes Van Zandt ("Waiting Around to Die") better than the late songwriter's disciple, Steve Earle, giving the song a hazy, horse-ride-at-dawn touch. If you enjoyed Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' Raising Sand or Cat Power's covers, the Lemonheads' Varshons will dazzle and delight.
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