Friend and Foe

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Friend and Foe
Studio album by Menomena
Released	January 23, 2007
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Barsuk bark60
Professional reviews
All Media Guide link Pitchfork (8.5/10) (Best New Music) link PopMatters (5/10) link Prefix Magazine (8.0/10) link Stylus (B+) Jan. 18, 2007
Menomena chronology
Under an Hour (2005)	Friend and Foe (2007)

Friend and Foe is the third release from the Portland, Oregon-based band Menomena. It was released January 23, 2007 by Barsuk Records. The cover art is designed by Craig Thompson, writer and illustrator of the award-winning graphic novel Blankets. On January 18, 2007, popular music site Pitchfork awarded Friend and Foe an 8.5/10, and included it in their Best New Music section, declaring it "the first great indie rock album of the year" with "possibly the most brilliantly executed cover art of the decade."

[edit] Track Listing

1. "Muscle'n Flo" (4:20)
2. "The Pelican" (3:38)
3. "Wet and Rusting" (3:33) (download)
4. "Air Aid" (4:44)
5. "Weird" (3:04)
6. "Rotten Hell" (4:18)
7. "Running" (1:52)
8. "My My" (3:48)
9. "Boyscout'n" (5:18)
10. "Evil Bee" (4:45)
11. "Ghostship" (2:28)
12. "West" (5:51)

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2007	Top Heatseekers	9
2007	Top Independent Albums	25

[edit] External Links

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