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. Title Length
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. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100722201133/http://www.bellaunion.com/index.php/site/news/the_walkmen_sign_to_bella_union. Archived from the original on July 22, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ Kurp, Josh (2010-07-29). "Interview with Peter Bauer of the Walkmen - Encore Magazine: New York". Encoremag.com. 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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