First World Manifesto

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{{Infobox album

| name = First World Manifesto

| type = Studio

| artist = Screeching Weasel

| cover = New World Manifesto.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 15, 2011

| recorded = November–December 2010 at Mystery Room Mastering & Recording Co, Milwaukee, WI, and Blast House Studios, Madison, WI

| venue =

| studio =

| 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

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r178421|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.benweasel.com/ |title=Weasel Manor |publisher=Benweasel.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-16 |archive-date=2012-07-20 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720052217/http://www.benweasel.com/ |url-status=dead }}

On February 10, 2011, "Beginningless Vacation" premiered on spin.com as a free download.{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2011/02/exclusive-punk-standouts-screeching-weasel/ |title=EXCLUSIVE: Punk Standouts Screeching Weasel |publisher=SPIN.com |date=2011-02-10 |accessdate=2012-02-16}}

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 {{cite web|url=http://www.fatwreck.com/band/index/21 |title=Bands: Fat Wreck Chords |publisher=Fatwreck.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-16}}
  • Dr. Frank - additional vocals on "Frankengirl"
  • Joe King - additional vocals on "Creepy Crawl"
  • Teakettle Jones - keyboards

References

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Category:Screeching Weasel albums

Category:2011 albums

Category:Fat Wreck Chords albums