Lisbon (album)

Lisbon
Studio album by The Walkmen
Released	September 14, 2010 (2010-09-14)
Studio	Gigantic, New York Elmwood Recording, Dallas Python's Palace, Philadelphia Mick, New York Brutalis, Philadelphia Woody's, New York Papi & Marisa's, Philadelphia
Genre	Indie rock [1]
Length	44:55
Label	Fat Possum Bella Union
Producer	The Walkmen John Congleton
The Walkmen chronology
You & Me (2008) Lisbon (2010) Heaven (2012)
Singles from Lisbon
"Angela Surf City" Released: October 4, 2010 "Juveniles" Released: January 31, 2011 "Woe Is Me" Released: September 5, 2011

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.9/10 [2]
Metacritic	83/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The A.V. Club	A [5]
The Guardian	[6]
Mojo	[7]
NME	9/10 [8]
Pitchfork	8.6/10 [9]
Q	[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Spin	8/10 [12]
Uncut	[13]

Lisbon is the fifth studio album by the American rock band the Walkmen, released on September 14, 2010, by Fat Possum Records and Bella Union. ^[14]

The band recorded nearly thirty tracks before settling on the eleven that comprise the album. ^[15] The album is a tribute to the city of Lisbon in Portugal. Exclaim! named Lisbon as the No. 13 Pop & Rock Album of 2010. ^[16] Pitchfork named it the No. 21 in their Top 50 Albums of 2010. ^[17] By 2011, it had sold 39,159 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. ^[18]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Walkmen.

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

Bonus disc track listing

No.	Title	Length
12.	"All Black and White"	2:47
13.	"Grateful"	3:52
14.	"Orange Sunday"	3:20
15.	"Paper House"	3:39
Total length:		58:30

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. ^[19]

Band

• Matt Barrick – drums
• Peter Bauer – organ, piano
• Walter Martin – bass guitar, percussion
• Hamilton Leithauser – guitar, vocals
• Paul Maroon – guitar, trumpet, viola

Additional musicians

• Alec Ounsworth – vocals
• Greg Glassman – trumpet
• Rachel Golub – violin
• Clara Kennedy – cello
• John Kozan – trombone
• Dana Lyn – violin
• Anna Stumpf – trumpet
• Kenny Warren – trumpet
• Alex Waterman – cello, transcription
• Mike Irwin – trumpet
• Kevin Moehringer– trombone
• Leyna Papach – violin
• Paul Brandenburg – trumpet
• Joe Ancowitz – trumpet

Production

• Greg Calbi – mastering
• John Congleton – engineer, mixing, producer
• Mark Endozo – assistant engineer
• Luigi Ghirri – cover photo
• Fred Maroon –inside photo
• Alex Aldi – second engineer
• Elizabeth Spiridakis – design
• Chris Zane – engineer, mixing

References

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3. "Reviews for Lisbon by The Walkmen". Metacritic . Retrieved October 10, 2015.
4. Phares, Heather. "Lisbon – The Walkmen". AllMusic . Retrieved October 10, 2015.
5. Murray, Noel (September 14, 2010). "The Walkmen: Lisbon". The A.V. Club . Retrieved October 10, 2015.
6. Hughes, Tom (October 8, 2010). "The Walkmen: Lisbon – review". The Guardian . London. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
7. "The Walkmen: Lisbon". Mojo (204): 96. November 2010.
8. Stokes, Paul (October 15, 2010). "Album review: The Walkmen – Lisbon (Bella Union)". NME . Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
9. Breihan, Tom (September 13, 2010). "The Walkmen: Lisbon". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 10, 2015.
10. "The Walkmen: Lisbon". Q (292): 110. November 2010.
11. Dolan, Jon (September 13, 2010). "Lisbon". Rolling Stone . Retrieved October 10, 2015.
12. Fennessey, Sean (August 23, 2010). "The Walkmen, 'Lisbon' (Fat Possum)". Spin . Retrieved October 10, 2015.
13. "The Walkmen: Lisbon". Uncut (162): 110. November 2010.
14. Greenberg, Rudi. "Liner Notes: The Walkmen, 'Lisbon,' at 9:30 Club" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
15. Kurp, Josh (July 29, 2010). "Interview with Peter Bauer of the Walkmen". Encore. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
16. "Pop & Rock Year in Review". Exclaim! .
17. "Pitchfork Staff list: The Top 50 Albums of 2010". Pitchfork .
18. "Data". April 21, 2013. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013.
19. "Lisbon - The Walkmen album credits". AllMusic . Retrieved October 10, 2015.