Liam Lynch has told reporters he considers his musical parodies of the likes of Bjork, the Pixies, David Bowie, and Depeche Mode as being "musical valentines". The parodies have been recorded for Lynch's upcoming album 'Fake Songs', which will also include the hit single 'United States of Whatever'.
Lynch explains: "A lot of people get confused by this album. The songs aren't funny. There aren't jokes or punchlines. It's not like I took an existing song and made it about food. The joke is that Depeche Mode is a caricature of itself. So is Bjork. It's amazing these artists are so original but they do have boundaries. For a musician, it's super fun homework to try to say it all in a two-minute song."
Most of the songs on the album have been available via Lynch's website for a couple of years, the idea for an album came after the sudden success of the Whatever song last year. But all the tracks have been remastered, with a new version of 'Rock n Roll Whore' recorded with Jack Black and 'Cuz You Do' and 'Try Me' revamped with Ringo Starr on drums.
As previously reported Lynch is currently writing the script for the long-awaited Tenacious D feature film, 'Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny' which he will also direct. He says shooting will hopefully begin before the end of the year.