Friend and Foe

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Friend and Foe
Menomena - Friend or Foe - 2007.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 23, 2007
Genre
Length47:43
Label Barsuk
BARK60
Menomena chronology
Under an Hour
(2005)
Friend and Foe
(2007)
Mines
(2010)

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 .

Contents

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The A.V. Club B+ link
No Ripcord8/10 [7]
Paste [3]
Pitchfork 8.5/10 [2]
PopMatters 5/10 [8]
Prefix Magazine8/10 [9]
Sputnikmusic 4.0/5 link
Tiny Mix Tapes TMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT half.svgTMT empty.svgTMT empty.svg [4]

Track listing

All songs written by Menomena: (Justin Harris, Brent Knopf and Danny Seim).

  1. "Muscle'n Flo" – 4:20
  2. "The Pelican" – 3:38
  3. "Wet and Rusting" – 3:33
  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

Accolades

Songs

PublicationWorkListRankRef.
Pitchfork "The Pelican"The 100 Best Songs of 2007
91

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
US Billboard Top Heatseekers9
US Billboard Top Independent Albums25

References

  1. Miller, Derek (January 18, 2007). "Menomena - Friend and Foe - Review - Stylus Magazine". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Joe Tangari (January 18, 2007). "Menomena: Friend and Foe Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Brian Howe (January 23, 2007). "Menomena - Friend and Foe". Paste . Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Menomena - Friend and Foe | Tiny Mix Tapes". tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  5. "Critic Reviews for Friend and Foe | Metacritic". metacritic.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  6. Stevens, Darcie (January 19, 2007). "Menomena: Friend and Foe Album Review - Music | The Austin Chronicle". austinchronicle.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  7. Shulman, Alan (May 1, 2007). "Menomena: Friend and Foe | No Ripcord". noripcord.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  8. Berquist, Josh (January 22, 2007). "Menomena: Friend and Foe | PopMatters". popmatters.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  9. "Friend and Foe | Prefixmag.com". prefixmag.com. January 30, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  10. "The 100 Best Songs of 2007 - Page 1 | Pitchfork Media". pitchfork.com. December 17, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2021.