Lisbon (album)

Lisbon
Studio album by The Walkmen
Released September 14, 2010 (2010-09-14)
Recorded August 2009 – May 2010
Genre
Length

44:55

13:35 [bonus disc]
Label Fat Possum, Bella Union
Producer John Congleton
The Walkmen chronology
You & Me
(2008)		 Lisbon
(2010)		 Heaven
(2012)
Singles from Lisbon
  1. "Stranded"
    Released: July 2, 2010
  2. "Angela Surf City"
    Released: October 4, 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubA[3]
The Guardian[4]
Mojo[5]
NME9/10[6]
Pitchfork8.6/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spin8/10[10]
Uncut[11]

Lisbon is the sixth studio album by New York-based group The Walkmen, released on September 14, 2010 in the US. John Congleton produced and engineered the album.[12] The band recorded nearly thirty tracks before settling on the eleven tracks that comprise the album.[13] The album is a tribute to the city of Lisbon in Portugal.

Exclaim! named Lisbon as the No. 13 Pop & Rock Album of 2010.[14] Pitchfork named it the No. 21 in their Top 50 Albums of 2010.[15]

As of 2011 it has sold 39,159 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan. [16]

Track listing

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

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[17]

Band

  • Matt Barrick – Drums
  • Peter Bauer – Organ, Piano
  • Walter Martin – Bass, 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

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Lisbon by The Walkmen". Metacritic. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Lisbon – The Walkmen". AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ Murray, Noel (September 14, 2010). "The Walkmen: Lisbon". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ Hughes, Tom (October 8, 2010). "The Walkmen: Lisbon – review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
  5. ↑ "The Walkmen: Lisbon". Mojo (204): 96. November 2010.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Breihan, Tom (September 13, 2010). "The Walkmen: Lisbon". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  8. ↑ "The Walkmen: Lisbon". Q (292): 110. November 2010.
  9. ↑ Dolan, Jon (September 13, 2010). "Lisbon". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  10. ↑ Fennessey, Sean (August 23, 2010). "The Walkmen, 'Lisbon' (Fat Possum)". Spin. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  11. ↑ "The Walkmen: Lisbon". Uncut (162): 110. November 2010.
  12. ↑ "The Walkmen sign to Bella Union". Archived from the original on July 22, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  13. ↑ Kurp, Josh (2010-07-29). "Interview with Peter Bauer of the Walkmen - Encore Magazine: New York". Encoremag.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  14. ↑ "Pop & Rock Year in Review". Exclaim!.
  15. ↑ "Pitchfork Staff list: The Top 50 Albums of 2010". Pitchfork.
  16. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130421005740/http://marathonpacks.tumblr.com/post/2728942718/data
  17. ↑ "Lisbon - The Walkmen album credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 October 2015.


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