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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]

Friend and Foe
Studio album by Menomena
Released	January 23, 2007
Genre	Art pop[1] indie rock[2] pop[2] post-rock[3] psychedelic pop[4]
Length	47:43
Label	Barsuk BARK60
Menomena chronology
Under an Hour (2005) Friend and Foe (2007) Mines (2010)

Track listing

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

1. "Muscle'n Flo" – 4:20
2. "The Pelican" – 3:38
3. "Wet and Rusting" – 3:33
4. "Air Aid" – 4:44
5. "Weird" – 3:04
6. "Rotten Hell" – 4:18
7. "Running" – 1:52
8. "My My" – 3:48
9. "Boyscout'n" – 5:18
10. "Evil Bee" – 4:45
11. "Ghostship" – 2:28
12. "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

External links

• Listen to select tracks
• Download the track "Wet and Rusting"
• Listen to the whole album for free

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