The Lemonheads, Varshons

The Lemonheads’ covers album—sampling from acts as diverse as Gram Parsons and Christina Aguilera—will finally see the light of day just in time for the seasonal pucker-stand rush.

On rainy-day ballads heavy with comfy-country guitars and Evan Dando’s ’90s heartthrob languor, clouds quickly clear to make room for energizing electronic guitars and electro-bass beats. Kate Moss croons over the chords of “Dirty Robot” and Liv Tyler sings the breathy vocals on “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye,” a mellow and dark affair that prepares fans for the album closer, an eerie rendition of Xtina’s “Beautiful.”