Friend and Foe

Friend and Foe
Friend and Foe
Studio album by Menomena
Released	January 23, 2007
Genre	Art pop; indie rock; pop; post-rock; psychedelic pop;
Length	47:43
Label	Barsuk; BARK60
Menomena chronology

Friend and Foe is the third release from the Portland, Oregon-based band Menomena. It was released January 23, 2007 by Barsuk Records. The cover art is designed by Craig Thompson, writer and illustrator of the award-winning graphic novel Blankets.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100^[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
The Austin Chronicle	^[6]
The A.V. Club	B+ link
No Ripcord	8/10^[7]
Paste	^[3]
Pitchfork	8.5/10^[2]
PopMatters	5/10^[8]
Prefix Magazine	8/10^[9]
Sputnikmusic	4.0/5 link
Tiny Mix Tapes	^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Menomena: (Justin Harris, Brent Knopf and Danny Seim).

"Muscle'n Flo" – 4:20
"The Pelican" – 3:38
"Wet and Rusting" – 3:33
"Air Aid" – 4:44
"Weird" – 3:04
"Rotten Hell" – 4:18
"Running" – 1:52
"My My" – 3:48
"Boyscout'n" – 5:18
"Evil Bee" – 4:45
"Ghostship" – 2:28
"West" – 5:51

Accolades

Songs

Publication	Work	List	Rank	Ref.
Pitchfork	"The Pelican"	The 100 Best Songs of 2007	91	^[10]

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Billboard Top Heatseekers	9
US Billboard Top Independent Albums	25

References

^ Miller, Derek (January 18, 2007). "Menomena - Friend and Foe - Review - Stylus Magazine". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Joe Tangari (January 18, 2007). "Menomena: Friend and Foe Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Brian Howe (January 23, 2007). "Menomena - Friend and Foe". Paste. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Menomena - Friend and Foe | Tiny Mix Tapes". tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
^ "Critic Reviews for Friend and Foe | Metacritic". metacritic.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
^ Stevens, Darcie (January 19, 2007). "Menomena: Friend and Foe Album Review - Music | The Austin Chronicle". austinchronicle.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
^ Shulman, Alan (May 1, 2007). "Menomena: Friend and Foe | No Ripcord". noripcord.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
^ Berquist, Josh (January 22, 2007). "Menomena: Friend and Foe | PopMatters". popmatters.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
^ "Friend and Foe | Prefixmag.com". prefixmag.com. January 30, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2007 - Page 1 | Pitchfork Media". pitchfork.com. December 17, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

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[1] Miller, Derek (January 18, 2007). "Menomena - Friend and Foe - Review - Stylus Magazine". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[PitchforkReview-2] Joe Tangari (January 18, 2007). "Menomena: Friend and Foe Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 7, 2021.

[Paste-3] Brian Howe (January 23, 2007). "Menomena - Friend and Foe". Paste. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

[TMT-4] "Menomena - Friend and Foe | Tiny Mix Tapes". tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.

[5] "Critic Reviews for Friend and Foe | Metacritic". metacritic.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

[6] Stevens, Darcie (January 19, 2007). "Menomena: Friend and Foe Album Review - Music | The Austin Chronicle". austinchronicle.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.

[7] Shulman, Alan (May 1, 2007). "Menomena: Friend and Foe | No Ripcord". noripcord.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

[8] Berquist, Josh (January 22, 2007). "Menomena: Friend and Foe | PopMatters". popmatters.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

[9] "Friend and Foe | Prefixmag.com". prefixmag.com. January 30, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

[10] "The 100 Best Songs of 2007 - Page 1 | Pitchfork Media". pitchfork.com. December 17, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

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Discography	I Am the Fun Blame Monster! Under an Hour Friend and Foe Mines Moms
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