Friend and Foe
Encyclopedia
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
.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
-based band Menomena
Menomena
Menomena are an indie rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States; currently made up of Justin Harris, Danny Seim and more recently Joe Haege of 31Knots and Tu Fawning...
. It was released January 23, 2007 by Barsuk Records
Barsuk Records
Barsuk Records is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington, started and still managed by the members of the band This Busy Monster, Christopher Possanza and Josh Rosenfeld, who created the label in 1994 to release their band's material. Its logo is a drawing of a dog holding a...
. The cover art is designed by Craig Thompson
Craig Thompson
Craig Matthew Thompson is a graphic novelist best known for his books Good-Bye, Chunky Rice , Blankets , Carnet de Voyage and Habibi . Thompson has received four Harvey Awards, two Eisner Awards, and two Ignatz Awards...
, writer and illustrator of the award-winning graphic novel Blankets
Blankets (graphic novel)
Blankets is an autobiographical graphic novel by Craig Thompson, published in 2003 by Top Shelf Productions. As a coming-of-age autobiography, the book tells the story of Thompson's childhood in an Evangelical Christian family, his first love, and his early adulthood...
.
Track listing
- "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
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Top Heatseekers |
9 |
| 2007 | Billboard Top Independent Albums | 25 |