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Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Walkmen, released on March 26, 2002, by Startime International.

ReleasedMarch 26, 2002 (2002-03-26)
StudiosMarcata Recording, New York
Genres
Length50:49
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Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone
Studio album by
The Walkmen
ReleasedMarch 26, 2002 (2002-03-26)
StudiosMarcata Recording, New York
Genres
Length50:49
LabelStartime International
Producers
  • The Walkmen
  • Greg Talenfeld
The Walkmen chronology
Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone
(2002)		 Bows + Arrows
(2004)
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The Walkmen celebrated the album's release by performing at the Knitting Factory on April 6, 2002.[3] The album received generally positive reviews, especially from independent music reviewers. The song "We've Been Had" was featured in commercials for the Saturn Ion. The cover is a detail of a Lewis W. Hine photograph, called Newsies at Skeeter's Branch, St. Louis, Missouri, 11:00 am, May 9, 1910.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[4]
Cokemachineglow83%[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[6]
Pitchfork8.7/10[7]
Stylus MagazineA−[8]
The Village VoiceC+[9]
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AllMusic's Charles Spano gave Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone 4.5 out of 5 stars, writing that "It is not so much that the Walkmen sound like Television or the Talking Heads or Blondie, but that they, like their NYC peers Interpol, the French Kicks, and Radio 4, evoke the gritty, urban energy so well."[4]

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Year Rank
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2002 2003
27
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Track listing

  1. "They're Winning" – 2:06
  2. "Wake Up" – 4:13
  3. "Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone" – 4:12
  4. "Revenge Wears No Wristwatch" – 3:20
  5. "The Blizzard of '96" – 3:01
  6. "French Vacation" – 4:31
  7. "Stop Talking" – 4:07
  8. "We've Been Had" – 3:29
  9. "Roll Down the Line" – 3:11
  10. "That's the Punch Line" – 3:13
  11. "It Should Take a While" – 6:22
  12. "Rue the Day" – 3:36
  13. "I'm Never Bored" – 5:28

Personnel

The Walkmen
Additional Personnel
  • Kirsten McCord, Karen Waltuch, Meredith Yayanos - strings (3)
  • Harlem Horns - horns (7)

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