Happily, Dando has resurfaced in recent years having survived too many purple parallelograms and even that no-good Noel Gallagher. He proved he hadn't lost his voice to crack either with 2003's country-ish solo effort Baby I'm Bored. Now he's resurrected The Lemonhead's moniker, borrowed a rhytm section and released a new self titled, album.

Look, as a former 90s teenager, I've got a considerable emotional investment in this band. So I was worried, I hate it when bands I like release tripe with money on their mind. I shouldn't have been though. The first single 'Become the Enemy' didn't move me but the catchy 'Poughkeepsie' has been on high rotation at mine. I also like the ubiquitous Smudge cover in the form of 'No Backbone' which comes complete with an appearance from Dinosaur Jr's J Mascis. IIt

In short, it gets 8/10 from this listener so there are stupider ways to spend your money kids! You might also want to check out the podcast/interview over at The Times - plus there's a list of 2006 tour dates here.