Menomena / Friend And Foe
Album: Friend And Foe   Collection:General
Artist:Menomena   Added:Feb 2007
Label:Barsuk Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2007-03-18 Pull Date: 2007-05-20
Week Ending: May 20 May 13 May 6 Apr 29 Apr 22 Apr 15 Apr 8 Apr 1
Airplays: 1 3 3 4 4 3 5 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 25, 2016: ZoëRadio
Air Aid
4. Mar 05, 2013: A Family Affair
Wet And Rusting
2. Aug 09, 2014: Fishbowl
Muscle 'n Flo
5. Jun 17, 2012: A Family Affair
Wet And Rusting
3. Nov 09, 2013: Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles
Muscle 'n Flo
6. May 20, 2010: The Knife
Boyscout'n

Album Review
Scott Coomes
Reviewed 2007-03-12
Menomena: Friend and Foe (Barsuk Record)
Dramatic, but mature, indie rock/pop. Splashy, driving drums and electric guitars give album a slightly heavy feel. Dreamy at moments; heavy rock at other times. Cool layers that seamlessly blend into the mix, yet don’t get lost (xylophones, saxophones, piano, electro-beeps, organs, harpsichord, trumpets). While the lushness has an awesome sonic quality, the only caveat is that the tracks can get slightly boring. Songs often develop via addition/subtraction of layers. I couldn’t discern any FCCs, hence clean.
Most songs work well, but I recommend #3, 9, 5, 1, 4, 12
1) 4:22 – medium pace, heavy pop. Repetitive/catchy vox melody. Cool slow organ part.
2) 3:39 – starts w/ compressed rock vox w/piano chords. Slightly bluesy guitars. Crunchy beat.
3) 3:33 – dreamy-pop. starts w/sing-song vox line. Acoustic strumming, xylophone, piano chords. Atmospheric. Tense, but kinda peaceful.
4) 4:44 – syncopated rhythm. nice bass line + stuttering drums. Snazzy sax bleeps. Pensive bass vocals + pianos. Kinda funky.
5) 3:05 – simple, yet smart percussion (sleigh-bells). Hoover/electro bass. Sick saxes. Neato guitar/vox interaction. Ends w/harpsichord (dulcimer?).
6) 4:18 – pensive piano chords. Sad vox. Gongs, handclaps. Picks up near end.
7) 1:52 – dramatic piano and percussion/bass. Subdued syncopated vox.
8) 3:48 – sad, dramatic pop. organs, splashy drums, slow vocals.
9) 5:18 – boyscout troop whistling. Saxes. More splashy, marching drums. Fun + friendly.
10) 4:45 – starts with ½ of a second of the previous track. begins with distant sounding drums, then builds. Muted pop. Sax solo. Builds to dramatic end.
11) 2:28 –Pensive (brooding bass, breathy vocals, maracas). Harmonies.
12) 5:51 – mysterious/dissonant piano line. Cool percussion, w/muted xylophone. Funky bass/vox. Gets quiet around 2:37 (going forward). Builds back up. Quiet again at 4:00, then quietly noodles itself to death.

Track Listing
1. Muscle 'n Flo   7. Running
2. The Pelican   8. My My
3. Wet And Rusting   9. Boyscout'n
4. Air Aid   10. Evil Bee
5. Weird   11. Ghostship
6. Rotten Hell   12. West