Lisbon (album)

Lisbon
Studio album by The Walkmen
Released September 14, 2010 (2010-09-14)
Recorded August 2008 – May 2010
Genre
Length

44:55

13:35 [bonus disc]
Label Fat Possum, Bella Union
Producer John Congleton
The Walkmen chronology
You & Me
(2008)
Lisbon
(2010)
Heaven
(2012)
Singles from Lisbon
  1. "Stranded"
    Released: July 2, 2010
  2. "Angela Surf City"
    Released: October 4, 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubA[3]
The Guardian[4]
Mojo[5]
NME9/10[6]
Pitchfork Media8.6/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spin8/10[10]
Uncut[11]

Lisbon is the sixth studio album by New York-based group The Walkmen, released on September 14, 2010 in the US. John Congleton produced and engineered the album.[12] The band recorded nearly thirty tracks before settling on the eleven tracks that comprise the album.[13] The album is a tribute to the city of Lisbon in Portugal.

Exclaim! named Lisbon as the No. 13 Pop & Rock Album of 2010.[14] Pitchfork named it the No. 21 in their Top 50 Albums of 2010.[15]

Track listing

Standard Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Juveniles"4:27
2."Angela Surf City"3:23
3."Follow the Leader"2:01
4."Blue as Your Blood"4:16
5."Stranded"4:27
6."Victory"4:06
7."All My Great Designs"4:42
8."Woe Is Me"3:29
9."Torch Song"4:07
10."While I Shovel the Snow"4:00
11."Lisbon"5:56
Total length:44:55

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[16]

Band

Additional musicians

Production

References

  1. "Reviews for Lisbon by The Walkmen". Metacritic. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  2. Phares, Heather. "Lisbon – The Walkmen". AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  3. Murray, Noel (September 14, 2010). "The Walkmen: Lisbon". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  4. Hughes, Tom (October 8, 2010). "The Walkmen: Lisbon – review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
  5. "The Walkmen: Lisbon". Mojo (204): 96. November 2010.
  6. Stokes, Paul (October 15, 2010). "Album review: The Walkmen – Lisbon (Bella Union)". NME. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  7. Breihan, Tom (September 13, 2010). "The Walkmen: Lisbon". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  8. "The Walkmen: Lisbon". Q (292): 110. November 2010.
  9. Dolan, Jon (September 13, 2010). "Lisbon". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  10. Fennessey, Sean (August 23, 2010). "The Walkmen, ‘Lisbon’ (Fat Possum)". Spin. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  11. "The Walkmen: Lisbon". Uncut (162): 110. November 2010.
  12. "The Walkmen sign to Bella Union". Archived from the original on July 22, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  13. Kurp, Josh (2010-07-29). "Interview with Peter Bauer of the Walkmen - Encore Magazine: New York". Encoremag.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  14. "Pop & Rock Year in Review". Exclaim!.
  15. "Pitchfork Staff list: The Top 50 Albums of 2010". Pitchfork.
  16. "Lisbon - The Walkmen album credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2015.


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