Lisbon (album)

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Lisbon
The-walkmen-lisbon.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 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]
Length44:55
Label
Producer
The Walkmen chronology
You & Me
(2008)
Lisbon
(2010)
Heaven
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10 [2]
Metacritic 83/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The A.V. Club A [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME 9/10 [8]
Pitchfork 8.6/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Spin 8/10 [12]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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

Additional musicians

Production

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