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Lisbon

The Walkmen

Lisbon

Fifth album of emotional indie rock from the New York five piece

ADM rating[?]

7.9

Label
Bella Union
UK Release date
13/09/2010
  1. 10.0 |   A.V. Club

    The band’s most tuneful, varied, and expressive, though it’s as minimalist as ever
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  2. 9.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    They have created something that will sound rich and meaningful outside of its time and place
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  3. 9.0 |   God Is In The TV

    This really is a fine record, and will likely make a lot of indie fan's album of the year lists
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  4. 9.0 |   Bowlegs

    Each and every track delivered with a passion and gritty realism
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  5. 9.0 |   musicOMH

    So powerful is its imagery, and so timeless is its presentation, Lisbon is sure to join High Violet on any shortlist of the most memorable albums of 2010
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  6. 9.0 |   NME

    An album to fall in love to, to break up to, to drown sorrows to, or to bounce around to. Print edition only
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  7. 8.6 |   Pitchfork

    Rooted in a scrappy, scratchy New York tradition that dates back to the Velvet Underground or Bob Dylan, but their take on it is theirs and theirs alone
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  8. 8.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Lisbon is an utter triumph, a record that has enough hooks to keep you coming back and delivers to an extent the band haven’t managed previously
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  9. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Short on hooks but long on atmosphere. Print edition only

  10. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    Lisbon is up to the band’s usual high standards; if you’ve followed their career closely that’s really all you need to know
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  11. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Another lovely record
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  12. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    I guarantee that after hearing this album, the brilliance of Lisbon will stay with you for the entire day
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  13. 8.0 |   Under The Radar

    Lisbon is an excellent, cohesive album full of surprise and emotion, not a simple show of force
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  14. 8.0 |   Q

    A record that beautifully compresses and distills their explorations to date. Print edition only

  15. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Much of the album's charm lies in its simplicity. Print edition only

  16. 8.0 |   Prefix

    For all their intricacy and texture, The Walkmen are one of the great rock bands going
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  17. 8.0 |   Spin

    They've calmed as they've aged, embracing a slower sadness and a stellar brass section that illuminates frontman Hamilton Leithauser's rip-cord howl
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  18. 8.0 |   BBC

    Lisbon is a collation and culmination of their finest work in years
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  19. 8.0 |   All Music

    It’s not You and Me II – perfection can’t be serialised. Rather, Lisbon is its own thing – an affecting and effective album
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  20. 8.0 |   DIY

    Has a very loose, untethered feel to it that imbues these songs with an untamed spirit and a real boozy, after-hours atmosphere
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  21. 7.7 |   Beats Per Minute

    Musically they still have the knack for a great melody and lyrically Leithauser is writing more confidently than ever
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  22. 7.0 |   State

    A fine album that with a little more work, could have been their masterpiece
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  23. 6.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    It seems determined to match each of its firecracker sparks with a craggly, over-dimpled dud
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  24. 6.0 |   The Fly

    Individually, these are good songs, but, as a whole, it doesn’t quite work. But then, no one buys albums anymore anyway, do they?
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  25. 4.0 |   Evening Standard

    Somewhere in between Television and Interpol, but neither as entertaining as the former or as arresting as the latter
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