| The Fabled City | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | The Nightwatchman |
| Cover: | TomMorelloTheNightwatchmanTheFabledCity.gif |
| Released: | September 30, 2008[1] |
| Recorded: | 2008 |
| Genre: | Folk rock, acoustic rock, anti-folk, protest music |
| Label: | Epic |
| Producer: | Brendan O'Brien |
| Prev Title: | One Man Revolution |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | Live at Lime |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
The Fabled City is the second studio album by The Nightwatchman, the alter ego of Tom Morello. It was released on September 30, 2008.[1]
The album was released under the Nightwatchman's new full title: Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman.
Serj Tankian (of System of a Down), Shooter Jennings, and Perry Farrell (of Jane's Addiction) are featured guests on the album, which was produced by Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave).[1]
On August 8, 2008, the track 'Whatever It Takes' was released on The Nightwatchman's MySpace.[2] On October 25, the bonus track "Shake My Shit" (featuring Perry Farrell) was released on Morello's Myspace page.
Media reception to The Fabled City was generally favorable; aggregating website Metacritic reported a rating of 61% in December 2009 based on 11 critical reviews.[3]