Lisbon
Studio album by
The Walkmen
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2010 (2010-09-14)
RecordedAugust 2009 – May 2010
Genre
Length44:55 13:35 [bonus disc]
LabelFat Possum, Bella Union
ProducerJohn 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
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[1]
Metacritic83/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubA[4]
The Guardian[5]
Mojo[6]
NME9/10[7]
Pitchfork8.6/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin8/10[11]
Uncut[12]

Lisbon is the fifth studio album by the New York–based group The Walkmen.[13] It was released on September 14, 2010, in the US.[14] John Congleton produced and engineered the album.[15] The band recorded nearly thirty tracks before settling on the eleven that comprise the album.[16] The album is a tribute to the city of Lisbon in Portugal.

Exclaim! named Lisbon as the No. 13 Pop & Rock Album of 2010.[17] Pitchfork named it the No. 21 in their Top 50 Albums of 2010.[18]

By 2011, it had sold 39,159 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[19]

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.[20]

Band

Additional musicians

Production

References

  1. ^ "Lisbon by The Walkmen reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Reviews for Lisbon by The Walkmen". Metacritic. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  3. ^ Phares, Heather. "Lisbon – The Walkmen". AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  4. ^ Murray, Noel (September 14, 2010). "The Walkmen: Lisbon". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  5. ^ Hughes, Tom (October 8, 2010). "The Walkmen: Lisbon – review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
  6. ^ "The Walkmen: Lisbon". Mojo (204): 96. November 2010.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Breihan, Tom (September 13, 2010). "The Walkmen: Lisbon". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  9. ^ "The Walkmen: Lisbon". Q (292): 110. November 2010.
  10. ^ Dolan, Jon (September 13, 2010). "Lisbon". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  11. ^ Fennessey, Sean (August 23, 2010). "The Walkmen, 'Lisbon' (Fat Possum)". Spin. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  12. ^ "The Walkmen: Lisbon". Uncut (162): 110. November 2010.
  13. ^ Greenberg, Rudi. "Liner Notes: The Walkmen, 'Lisbon,' at 9:30 Club" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  14. ^ "First Listen: The Walkmen, 'Lisbon'". NPR.org.
  15. ^ "The Walkmen sign to Bella Union". Archived from the original on July 22, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Pop & Rock Year in Review". Exclaim!.
  18. ^ "Pitchfork Staff list: The Top 50 Albums of 2010". Pitchfork.
  19. ^ "Data". April 21, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21.
  20. ^ "Lisbon - The Walkmen album credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2015.


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