Friend and Foe

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Friend and Foe
Menomena - Friend or Foe - 2007.jpg
Studio album by
Menomena
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
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg link
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.


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