Lisbon is the sixth studio album by New York-based group The Walkmen. The band recorded nearly thirty tracks before settling on the eleven tracks that comprise Lisbon. The album was co-produced by Chris Zane and John Congleton and is a tribute to the city of Lisbon in Portugal.
The Walkmen are an American indie rock band, with members based around NYC and Philadelphia. The band formed in 2000 with three members from Jonathan Fire*Eater - Paul Maroon (guitar and piano), Walter Martin (organ and bass), and Matt Barrick (drums) - and two from The Recoys, Peter Bauer (bass/organ) and Hamilton Leithauser (vocals, guitar). All but Bauer attended St. Albans in Washington, D.C.