American Ghetto Explained

American Ghetto
Type:	studio
Artist:	Portugal. The Man
Cover:	American Ghetto Cover 300 DPI2.jpg
Genre:	Psychedelic rock electronic rock
Label:	Equal Vision
Prev Title:	The Satanic Satanist
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	In the Mountain in the Cloud
Next Year:	2011

American Ghetto is the fifth studio album by American rock band Portugal. The Man, released in March 2010 to coincide with the band's North American tour.^[1] The CD version is limited to 15,000 copies.^[2]

American Ghetto was created in just 10 days.^[3] 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."^[4]

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

External links

• Portugal. The Man's site on the album

Notes and References

1. Web site: Portugal. The Man plot club course ahead of American Ghetto . Hall . Tara . January 20, 2010 . . February 15, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100123165143/http://www.livedaily.com/news/portugal-the-man-tickets-and-tour-dates-portugal-the-man-plot-club-course-ahead-of-american-ghetto-21210.html . January 23, 2010 . live.
2. Web site: American Ghetto . . March 29, 2014.
3. Web site: Album Stream: Portugal. The Man - In The Mountain In The Cloud . Andrea . Kszystyniak . . July 13, 2011 . May 30, 2014.
4. Portugal. The Man Unwind Back in Hometown . . August 22, 2013 . March 29, 2014.