▁pra ised ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁an ▁" ec lect ic ▁collection ▁r anging ▁from ▁Tom ▁Robinson ▁to ▁Bob ▁D yl an " ▁and ▁noted ▁to ▁readers ▁that ▁" if ▁you ' re ▁a ▁fan ▁you ' re ▁bound ▁to ▁enjoy ▁this ▁CD , ▁super b ly ▁produced ▁as ▁usual ▁by ▁Ger ard ▁O ' F ar rell . ▁Even ▁if ▁you ' re ▁not , ▁it ' s ▁unlikely ▁that ▁you ' ll ▁be ▁less ▁than ▁im pressed ." ▁ ▁Following ▁its ▁release , ▁the ▁band ▁returned ▁to ▁recording ▁albums ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁compos itions , ▁beginning ▁with ▁Cold ▁Front ier ▁( 2 0 0 1 ). ▁Non eth eless , ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁they ▁released ▁a ▁follow - up ▁album ▁to ▁Co vers ▁entitled ▁Co vers ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁album , ▁a ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Mir anda ▁Sy kes , ▁was ▁again ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁du o ' s ▁influ ences . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁du o ' s ▁cover ▁of ▁Billy ▁Jo el ' s ▁" The ▁Dow ne aster ▁' Alex a '" ▁from ▁Co vers ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁band ' s ▁best - of ▁ret ros pective ▁compilation ▁album ▁Ro ots : ▁The ▁Best ▁of ▁Show ▁of ▁H ands . ▁The ▁cover ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁disc , ▁Long d ogs ' ', ▁whose ▁track ▁list ▁was ▁decided ▁by ▁fans ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁were ▁asked ▁to ▁choose ▁their ▁favour ite ▁songs ▁from ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁du