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10.0
19032
10.0 |
A.V. Club
The band’s most tuneful, varied, and expressive, though it’s as minimalist as ever
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9.0
16434
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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9.0
16439
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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9.0
17251
9.0 |
Bowlegs
Each and every track delivered with a passion and gritty realism
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9.0
17531
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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9.0
17657
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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8.6
16404
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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8.5
17674
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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8.0
17786
8.0 |
Uncut
Short on hooks but long on atmosphere. Print edition only
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8.0
18664
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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8.0
17489
8.0 |
The Guardian
Another lovely record
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8.0
17337
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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8.0
16719
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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8.0
16995
8.0 |
Q
A record that beautifully compresses and distills their explorations to date. Print edition only
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8.0
17005
8.0 |
Mojo
Much of the album's charm lies in its simplicity. Print edition only
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8.0
16441
8.0 |
Prefix
For all their intricacy and texture, The Walkmen are one of the great rock bands going
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8.0
16442
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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8.0
17576
8.0 |
BBC
Lisbon is a collation and culmination of their finest work in years
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8.0
20061
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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8.0
20078
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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7.7
16528
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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7.0
17417
7.0 |
State
A fine album that with a little more work, could have been their masterpiece
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6.0
16440
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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6.0
17539
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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4.0
17518
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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