First World Manifesto Explained

First World Manifesto
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Screeching Weasel
Cover:	New World Manifesto.jpg
Released:	March 15, 2011
Recorded:	November–December 2010 at Mystery Room Mastering & Recording Co, Milwaukee, WI, and Blast House Studios, Madison, WI
Genre:	Punk rock
Length:	31:05
Label:	Fat Wreck Chords
Producer:	Mike Kennerty
Prev Title:	Weasel Mania
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Baby Fat: Act I
Next Year:	2015

First World Manifesto is the twelfth full-length studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel. It was released on March 15, 2011, on Fat Wreck Chords and is the band's first album in eleven years. It was produced by Mike Kennerty of The All-American Rejects, who has worked with Ben Weasel before on These Ones Are Bitter in 2007.^[1]

On February 10, 2011, "Beginningless Vacation" premiered on spin.com as a free download.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Ben Weasel, except "Dry Is the Desert" written by Ben Weasel & Dan Vapid.

1. "Follow Your Leaders" - 2:06
2. "Frankengirl" - 1:50
3. "Beginningless Vacation" - 2:20
4. "Dry Is the Desert" - 2:44
5. "Totem Pole" - 2:04
6. "Creepy Crawl" - 2:02
7. "Three Lonely Days" - 2:43
8. "Friday Night Nation" - 2:06
9. "All Over Town" - 2:29
10. "Fortune Cookie" - 2:13
11. "Baby Talk" - 2:17
12. "Come and See the Violence Inherent in the System" - 2:02
13. "Bite Marks" - 1:29
14. "Little Big Man" - 2:40

Personnel

• Ben Weasel - lead vocals
• Dan Vapid - guitar, vocals
• Drew Fredrichsen - guitar
• Justin Perkins - bass
• Adam Cargin - drums ^[3]
• Dr. Frank - additional vocals on "Frankengirl"
• Joe King - additional vocals on "Creepy Crawl"
• Teakettle Jones - keyboards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weasel Manor . Benweasel.com . 2012-02-16 . 2012-07-20 . https://archive.today/20120720052217/http://www.benweasel.com/ . dead .
2. Web site: EXCLUSIVE: Punk Standouts Screeching Weasel . SPIN.com . 2011-02-10 . 2012-02-16.
3. Web site: Bands: Fat Wreck Chords . Fatwreck.com . 2012-02-16.