American Ghetto

American Ghetto is the fifth studio album by the U.S indie rock band Portugal. The Man, released in March 2010 to coincide with the band's North American tour.[6] The CD version is limited to 15,000 copies.[7]

For ghettos in the United States, see American ghettos.

American Ghetto
Studio album by Portugal. The Man
Released	March 2, 2010 (2010-03-02)
Genre	Psychedelic rock Electronic rock
Length	36:07
Label	Equal Vision
Portugal. The Man chronology
The Satanic Satanist (2009) American Ghetto (2010) In the Mountain in the Cloud (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Alter the Press!	[2]
positivexposure	[3]
sputnikmusic	[4]
The Tune	(4.1/5)[5]

American Ghetto was created in just 10 days.[8] The album cover features a picture of lead singer John Gourley's dad's barn, coinciding with the hometown theme of the album. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, the band said that "It's about places we used to go growing up – it's kind of a fun record in that way."[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Baldwin Gourley.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Dead Dog"	3:14
2.	"Break"	0:58
3.	"60 Years"	4:13
4.	"All My People"	3:12
5.	"1000 Years"	2:52
6.	"Fantastic Pace"	3:42
7.	"The Pushers Party"	4:23
8.	"Do What We Do"	3:27
9.	"Just a Fool"	3:05
10.	"Some Men"	3:31
11.	"When the War Ends"	3:30

Personnel

• John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar
• Jason Sechrist – drums
• Ryan Neighbors – keyboard, vocals
• Zachary Scott Carothers – bass, vocals
• Zoe Manville – vocals
• Ian Shaw – backing vocals
• Bella Nobu – roadie, kazoo

Release history

Region	Date	Format
United States	March 2, 2010	Digital download
	May 11, 2010	CD, LP

References

1. "AllMusic review".
2. "Alter the Press! review".
3. "positivexposure review".
4. "sputnikmusic review".
5. "The Tune review".
6. Hall, Tara (January 20, 2010). "Portugal. The Man plot club course ahead of American Ghetto". LiveDaily. Archived from the original on January 23, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
7. "American Ghetto". Equal Vision. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
8. Kszystyniak, Andrea (July 13, 2011). "Album Stream: Portugal. The Man - In The Mountain In The Cloud". Paste. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
9. "Portugal. The Man Unwind Back in Hometown". Rolling Stone. August 22, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2014.

External links

• Portugal. The Man's site on the album