On the Cover II

2009 studio album by MxPx

On the Cover II

Studio album by

MxPx

Released

March 24, 2009 (2009-03-24)

Length

34:10

Label

Tooth & Nail

MxPx chronology

Secret Weapon
(2007)

On the Cover II
(2009)

Punk Rawk Christmas
(2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christian Music Zine	B^[2]
Melodic	^[3]
Punknews.org	^[4]

On the Cover II is the second studio cover album by American punk rock band MxPx.

Songs

The album is a sequel to the On the Cover (1995) EP and features covers of various 1980s songs.^[5]^[6] Craig Owens of Chiodos features on the cover of Poison's "Fallen Angel".^[7] Ethan Luck of Relient K features on the cover of Queen's "Somebody to Love",^[8] as does Bryce Avary of the Rocket Summer, who performs vocals and keyboards.^[9] Emily Whitehurst of Tsunami Bomb and the Action Design features on the cover of Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven Is a Place on Earth".^[10] Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly features on the cover of Dead Milkmen's "Punk Rock Girl".^[11]

Release

In December 2008, the band said that the album would be released in March 2009.^[12] The album's artwork was posted online on January 5, 2009.^[13] On February 8, 2009, a medley of covers from the album was posted on the group's Myspace profile.^[14] Beginning on February 9, 2009, feature artists were announced, one per day, on Alternative Press' website.^[15] On the Cover II was originally planned for released on March 10,^[16] until it was eventually released on March 24.^[15] In May 2009, the band played two shows in China with SKO and Secret 7 Line.^[17]

Track listing

No.	Title	Originally by	Length
1.	"Punk Rock Girl" (featuring Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly)	Dead Milkmen	2:36
2.	"I Will Follow"	U2	3:04
3.	"Suburban Home"	Descendents	1:45
4.	"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (features a brief interlude of Surrender by Cheap Trick)	The Proclaimers	4:12
5.	"My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)"	Ramones	3:12
6.	"Vacation"	The Go-Go's	2:39
7.	"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (featuring Emily Whitehurst of Tsunami Bomb and the Action Design)	Belinda Carlisle	2:34
8.	"Kids in America"	Kim Wilde	3:05
9.	"Fallen Angel" (featuring Craig Owens of Chiodos and Stephen Egerton of Descendents^[18])	Poison	2:55
10.	"Should I Stay or Should I Go"	The Clash	2:43
11.	"Linda Linda"	The Blue Hearts	3:05
12.	"Somebody to Love" (featuring Ethan Luck of Relient K and Bryce Avary of the Rocket Summer)	Queen	3:30

Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Originally by	Length
13.	"Linda Linda (Japanese Version)"	The Blue Hearts	3:05

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Originally by	Length
13.	"Major Tom (Coming Home)"	Peter Schilling	3:35

Personnel

Mike Herrera – vocals, bass
Tom Wisniewski – guitars, vocals
Yuri Ruley – drums
Guest artists
- Ethan Luck of Relient K and Demon Hunter – guitar solo on track 12
- Bryce Avary of The Rocket Summer – vocals, keyboard on track 12
- Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly – accordion on track 1
- Agent M of Tsunami Bomb/The Action Design – vocals on track 7
- Craig Owens of D.R.U.G.S. – vocals on track 9
- Stephen Egerton of Descendents – guitar solo on track 9

References

^ "On the Cover II - MxPx | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
^ "MXPX – on the Cover II « Christian Music Zine". Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
^ Roth, Kaj (March 2, 2009). "MxPx - On the Cover II". Melodic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
^ "MxPx - On the Cover II". www.punknews.org.
^ MxPx - On the Cover II on Bandsonfire
^ MxPx Reveals Track Listing of Upcoming Album. Noise Press. Retrieved on 2009-02-25.
^ "Craig Owens to perform on MxPx's On The Cover II". Alternative Press. February 9, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
^ "Relient K's Ethan Luck to perform on MxPx's upcoming album". Alternative Press. February 10, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
^ "AltPress Exclusive: Bryce Avary to perform on MxPx's upcoming album". Alternative Press. February 12, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
^ "Tsunami Bomb's Emily Whitehurst to perform on MxPx's upcoming album". Alternative Press. February 11, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
^ "MxPx post Dead Milkmen cover". Alternative Press. February 23, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
^ "MxPx post studio footage of upcoming covers album". Alternative Press. December 3, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
^ Paul, Aubin (January 5, 2009). "MxPx set release date, art for next full length". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
^ "MxPx post covers medley". Alternative Press. February 8, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "MxPx to reveal On The Cover II guest stars, songs". Alternative Press. February 9, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
^ "MXPX Set To Release On The Cover II". Alternative Press. January 4, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
^ Paul, Aubin (May 19, 2009). "MxPx / SKO / Secret 7 Line (China)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
^ MxPx. Special Guest Stephen Egerton on "On The Cover II"! on Facebook Updates