Lisbon | ||||
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Released | September 14, 2010 | |||
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Genre | Indie rock [1] | |||
Length | 44:55 | |||
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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]
All tracks are written by The Walkmen
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Credits adapted from AllMusic. [19]
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